1 Maccabees 1:18-20

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁸ He engaged King Ptolemy of Egypt in battle, and Ptolemy turned and fled before him, and many were wounded and fell. ¹⁹ They captured the fortified cities in the land of Egypt, and he plundered the land of Egypt.

Persecution of the Jews

²⁰ After subduing Egypt, Antiochus returned in the one hundred forty-third year.^[a] He went up against Israel and came to Jerusalem with a strong force.