1 Maccabees 16:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ When Simon and his sons were drunk, Ptolemy and his men came out of hiding and with swords in hand rushed into the banquet hall, where they killed Simon, his two sons, and some of the servants. ¹⁷ With this horrible act of treachery, Ptolemy returned evil for good.

¹⁸ Then Ptolemy wrote a report of what he had done and sent it to the king. In the letter he requested that troops be sent to help him and that the country and the cities be turned over to him.