1 Maccabees 15:26-28

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁶ And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abundance of furniture.

²⁷ And he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself from him.

²⁸ And he sent to him Athenobius one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe, and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom: