2 Maccabees 13:24-26

Common English Bible

²⁴ He welcomed the Maccabee and made Hegemonides governor from Ptolemais to Gerar. ²⁵ Then he went to Ptolemais. The people of Ptolemais found it hard to accept the agreement. They became very angry and wanted to annul the terms of the treaty. ²⁶ In defense Lysias spoke publicly as well as he could and convinced and appeased them. After gaining their support, he marched into Antioch. So this is how the advance and withdrawal of the king occurred.