2 Maccabees 14:16-18

New Catholic Bible

¹⁶ At the command of their leader, they set out from there immediately and confronted the enemy at the village of Adasa.^{[a] 17} Simon, the brother of Judas, engaged in battle with Nicanor, but suffered a minor setback due to the sudden appearance of the enemy. ¹⁸ However, when Nicanor heard of the bravery exhibited by Judas and his men and how courageously they always fought for their country, he became reluctant to allow the issue to be settled by bloodshed.