1 Maccabees 13:14

14 When Trypho learned that Simon had succeeded his brother Jonathan and that he was ready to meet him in battle, he sent this message to him:

1 Maccabees 13:14 In-Context

12 Trypho left Ptolemais with a large army to invade Judea, taking Simon's brother Jonathan along with him as a prisoner.

13 Simon set up camp at Adida at the edge of the plain.

14 When Trypho learned that Simon had succeeded his brother Jonathan and that he was ready to meet him in battle, he sent this message to him:

15 "I am holding your brother Jonathan under arrest because while he was in office he did not pay his debts to the royal treasury.

16 However, I will release him if you will pay me 6,000 pounds of silver and send two of his sons as hostages to guarantee that he will not revolt against us when he is released."