1 Maccabees 3:26-28

Common English Bible

²⁶ Even the king heard about his reputation, and the Gentiles talked about the battles waged by Judas.

Policy of Antiochus

²⁷ When King Antiochus heard about these matters, he became very angry. So he gathered together all the forces of his empire, a mighty army. ²⁸ He opened up his treasury and gave his soldiers a year’s pay in advance, and he ordered them to be ready for anything.