1 Maccabees 1:1-3

Revised Standard Version

Alexander the Great

1 After Alexander son of Philip, the Macedo′nian, who came from the land of Kittim, had defeated^[a] Darius, king of the Persians and the Medes, he succeeded him as king. (He had previously become king of Greece.) ² He fought many battles, conquered strongholds, and put to death the kings of the earth. ³ He advanced to the ends of the earth, and plundered many nations. When the earth became quiet before him, he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up.