1 Maccabees 15:30-32

New Catholic Bible

³⁰ Therefore, either hand over the cities you have seized and relinquish the tribute money you have exacted from the places you have conquered beyond the frontier of Judea, ³¹ or else pay me five hundred talents of silver for the devastation you have caused and another five hundred talents to compensate for the tribute money of the cities. If you refuse to do this, we will come and make war on you.”

³² So Athenobius, the king’s Friend, came to Jerusalem and was astounded upon observing the magnificence of Simon’s court, the gold and silver vessels on his sideboard, and the rich display of his wealth. When he delivered the king’s message to him,