1 Maccabees 7:26-28

Wycliffe Bible

²⁶ And the king sent Nicanor, one of his nobler princes, that was haunting enmities against Israel, and commanded him for to destroy the people.

²⁷ And Nicanor came into Jerusalem, with (a) great host, and he sent to Judas and his brethren with guile, by peaceable words, saying,

²⁸ Fight be not betwixt me and you; I shall come with (a) few men, for to see your faces with peace.