1 Maccabees 5:57-59

New Catholic Bible

⁵⁷ and they said, “Let us also make a name for ourselves by going out to fight against the Gentiles in our area.”

⁵⁸ Therefore, they issued orders to the forces under their command to march against Jamnia. ⁵⁹ Gorgias and his men came out of the town to confront them in battle.