1 Maccabees 7:21-23

New Catholic Bible

²¹ The War Springs Up Anew. Alcimus used every means to continue in his role as high priest, ²² and all those who were reckoned as troublemakers rallied to his support. They gained control of the land of Judah and inflicted great damage on Israel. ²³ When Judas saw all the wrongs that Alcimus and his supporters had inflicted on the Israelites, exceeding anything that the Gentiles had done,