1 Maccabees 13:52-53

Good News Translation

⁵² Simon issued a decree that the day should be joyfully celebrated every year. He strengthened the defenses of the Temple hill on the side facing the fort, and he and his men made their headquarters there. ⁵³ Simon's son John was now a grown man, so Simon made him commander of the whole army, and John set up headquarters at Gezer.