1 Maccabees 5:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸ Judas left the rest of his army to defend Judea and put the two leaders, Azariah and Joseph son of Zechariah, in charge of the people. ¹⁹ He told them:
I am leaving you in command here, but don't go out and fight the Gentiles until we get back. ²⁰ Then 3,000 men joined Simon for the march into Galilee, and 8,000 remained with Judas for the march into Gilead.