1 Maccabees 5:55-57

Common English Bible

Joseph and Azariah defeated

⁵⁵ Now this is what happened while Judas and Jonathan were in Gilead and their brother Simon was in Galilee in front of Ptolemais. ⁵⁶ Joseph, Zechariah’s son, and Azariah (the commanders of the forces that had remained behind) heard about their brave deeds and the war they had fought. ⁵⁷ So they said, “Let’s make a name for ourselves too. Let’s go and make war on the Gentiles around us.”