1 Maccabees 7:24-26

Wycliffe Bible

²⁴ And he went out into all the coasts of Judea in compass, and did vengeance on men forsakers, and they ceased for to go out further into the country.

²⁵ Forsooth Alcimus saw, that Judas had (the) victory, and they that were with him; and he knew that he may not (or he was not able to) abide them, and he went again to the king, and accused them in (or of) many sins.

²⁶ And the king sent Nicanor, one of his nobler princes, that was haunting enmities against Israel, and commanded him for to destroy the people.