1 Maccabees 12:42-44

New Catholic Bible

⁴² When Trypho saw that Jonathan was confronting him with a large army, he was hesitant about launching an attack against him. ⁴³ Instead he received him with honor, commended him to all his Friends, and gave him gifts. He also ordered his Friends and all his soldiers to obey him as they would himself. ⁴⁴ Then he said to Jonathan, “Why have you put all your soldiers to so much trouble when we are not at war?