1 Maccabees 8:9

9 The Greeks planned to come and destroy them,

1 Maccabees 8:9 In-Context

7 they took him alive and decreed that he and those who would reign after him should pay a heavy tribute and give hostages and surrender some of their best provinces,

8 the countries of India, Media, and Lydia. These they took from him and gave to King Eumenes.

9 The Greeks planned to come and destroy them,

10 but this became known to them, and they sent a general against the Greeks and attacked them. Many of them were wounded and fell, and the Romans took captive their wives and children; they plundered them, conquered the land, tore down their strongholds, and enslaved them to this day.

11 The remaining kingdoms and islands, as many as ever opposed them, they destroyed and enslaved;