1 Maccabees 10:8

8 who were sore afraid when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together a host.

1 Maccabees 10:8 In-Context

6 Therefore Demetrius gave Jonathan authority to gather together a host and to provide weapons, that he might aid him in battle. He commanded also that the hostages who were in the tower should be delivered to him.

7 Then came Jonathan to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the hearing of all the people and of those who were in the tower,

8 who were sore afraid when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together a host.

9 Thereupon they of the tower delivered their hostages unto Jonathan, and he delivered them unto their parents.

10 This done, Jonathan settled himself in Jerusalem, and began to build and repair the city.