1 Maccabees 13:15-17

New Catholic Bible

¹⁵ “We are detaining your brother Jonathan because of the money that he owed to the royal treasury in connection with the offices he held. ¹⁶ Send us a hundred talents of silver, and two of his sons as hostages to ensure that when he is set free he will not revolt against us, and we will release him.”

¹⁷ Although Simon was positive that they were speaking deceitfully to him, he had the money and the boys brought to him, fearing to provoke great hostility among the people, who might say