1 Maccabees 5:9-11

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁹ And the Gentiles that were in Galaad, assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters to destroy them: and they fled into the fortress of Datheman.

¹⁰ And they sent letters to Judas and his brethren, saying, The heathens that are round about are gathered together against us, to destroy us:

¹¹ And they are preparing to come, and to take the fortress into which we are fled: and Timotheus is the captain of their host.