1 Maccabees 8:7

7 They took him alive and forced him and his successors to pay heavy taxes, to give hostages, and to surrender

1 Maccabees 8:7 In-Context

5 They had fought and conquered Philip and Perseus, kings of Macedonia, and all who had joined them against Rome.

6 They had even defeated Antiochus the Great, king of Syria, who had attacked them with 120 elephants, cavalry, chariots, and a powerful army.

7 They took him alive and forced him and his successors to pay heavy taxes, to give hostages, and to surrender

8 India, Media, Lydia, and some of their best lands. They took these and gave them to King Eumenes.

9 When the Greeks made plans to attack and destroy them,