1 Maccabees 6:26-28

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁶ And see, today they have encamped against the citadel in Jerusalem to take it; they have fortified both the sanctuary and Beth-zur; ²⁷ unless you quickly prevent them, they will do still greater things, and you will not be able to stop them.”

²⁸ The king was enraged when he heard this. He assembled all his Friends, the commanders of his forces and those in authority.^[a]