1 Maccabees 3:34-36

Good News Translation

     ³⁴ He put Lysias in charge of all the elephants and of half his army, and then gave him detailed instructions about what he wanted done, and in particular, what he wanted done with the inhabitants of Judea and Jerusalem. ³⁵ Lysias was ordered to send an army against the Jews, especially the Jews in Jerusalem, to break their power and destroy them, so that no trace of them would remain. ³⁶ He was ordered to take their land and give it to foreigners, who would settle the whole area.