1 Maccabees 7:26-28

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

Nicanor in Judea

²⁶ Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his honoured princes, who hated and detested Israel, and he commanded him to destroy the people. ²⁷ So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a large force, and treacherously sent to Judas and his brothers this peaceable message, ²⁸ ‘Let there be no fighting between you and me; I shall come with a few men to see you face to face in peace.’