1 Maccabees 7:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 A group of scribes, however, gathered about Alcimus and Bacchides to ask for a just agreement. 13 (A)The Hasideans were the first among the Israelites to seek peace with them, 14 for they said, “A priest of the line of Aaron has come with the army, and he will not do us any wrong.”
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