1 Maccabees 15:30-32

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³⁰ Now then, hand over the cities which you have seized and the tribute money of the places which you have conquered outside the borders of Judea; ³¹ or else give me for them five hundred talents of silver, and for the destruction that you have caused and the tribute money of the cities, five hundred talents more. Otherwise we will come and conquer you.”

³² So Athenob′ius the friend of the king came to Jerusalem, and when he saw the splendor of Simon, and the sideboard with its gold and silver plate, and his great magnificence, he was amazed. He reported to him the words of the king,