1 Maccabees 15:38

38 The king made Cendebeus supreme commander of the coastal lands, and he gave him infantry and cavalry.

1 Maccabees 15:38 In-Context

36 Instead, he returned with great anger and told the king what Simon had said. He also reported on Simon's wealth and all that he had seen, and the king was enraged.

37 Meanwhile, Trypho escaped on a ship and went to Orthosia.

38 The king made Cendebeus supreme commander of the coastal lands, and he gave him infantry and cavalry.

39 He commanded him to camp against Judea, to secure Kedron and its gates, and to wage war against the people. Then the king went to hunt down Trypho.

40 Cendebeus came to Jamnia and bothered the people. He invaded Judea and killed the prisoners of war.