1 Maccabees 3:12-14

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹² Then they seized their spoils; and Judas took the sword of Apollonius, and used it in battle the rest of his life.

¹³ When Seron, the commander of the Syrian army, heard that Judas had gathered a large company, including a body of faithful soldiers who stayed with him and went out to battle, ¹⁴ he said, “I will make a name for myself and win honor in the kingdom. I will make war on Judas and his companions, who scorn the king’s command.”