1 Maccabees 5:19

19 He commanded them, "Take charge of this people, but don't engage in battle with the Gentiles before we return."

1 Maccabees 5:19 In-Context

17 Then Judas said to Simon his brother: "Choose your men and go rescue your people in Galilee. My brother Jonathan and I will go to Gilead."

18 He left Joseph, Zechariah's son, and Azariah, a leader of the people, with the rest of the forces in Judea to guard it.

19 He commanded them, "Take charge of this people, but don't engage in battle with the Gentiles before we return."

20 Three thousand men were assigned to Simon to go to Galilee, and eight thousand were to go with Judas to Gilead.

21 So Simon went to Galilee, fought several battles with the Gentiles, and crushed them.