1 Maccabees 9:27-29

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁷ And there was a great tribulation in Israel, such as was not since the day, that there was no prophet seen in Israel.

²⁸ And all the friends of Judas came together, and said to Jonathan:

²⁹ Since thy brother Judas died, there is not a man like him to go forth against our enemies, Bacchides, and them that are the enemies of our nation.