1 Maccabees 15:26-28

New Catholic Bible

²⁶ Simon sent to Antiochus two thousand picked men to support him together with silver and gold and a great amount of military equipment. ²⁷ However, Antiochus refused to accept his aid. Instead, he broke all the agreements he had previously drawn up with Simon and became estranged from him.

²⁸ Antiochus sent Athenobius, one of his Friends, to confer with Simon and say: “You are occupying Joppa and Gazara and the citadel in Jerusalem, cities that are part of my kingdom.