1 Maccabees 5:46-48

Common English Bible

⁴⁶ They came to Ephron, a large and secure town along the way. They couldn’t go around it on either side. They had to go through it. ⁴⁷ But the townspeople shut them out and blocked up the gates with rocks.

⁴⁸ Judas sent them a peaceful message: “Let us pass through your land to get to ours. We won’t do you any harm. We’ll just pass through by foot.” But they still refused to open to him.