1 Maccabees 9:59-61

Common English Bible

⁵⁹ They went and talked it over with him. ⁶⁰ He came with a large military force. Secretly, he sent letters to all his allies in Judea. He told them to seize Jonathan and his followers. But they weren’t able to do it because their plan was discovered. ⁶¹ Instead, Jonathan’s followers captured approximately fifty people who were leaders in this treachery and killed them.