1 Maccabees 7:9-11

New Catholic Bible

⁹ He sent him and the godless Alcimus, whom he appointed as high priest, with orders to exact vengeance on the Israelites. ¹⁰ They set out, and when they arrived with a large army in the land of Judah, they sent envoys to Judas and his brothers to suggest deceitful proposals of peace. ¹¹ But the latter placed no trust in their words, since they saw the immense force that had accompanied them.