1 Maccabees 5:63

63 All Israel and all the Gentiles greatly esteemed Judas and his brothers, wherever their name was heard.

1 Maccabees 5:63 In-Context

61 As a result, the people of Israel suffered a great defeat because, wanting to do a brave thing, they didn't obey Judas and his brothers.

62 Furthermore, they didn't belong to the family of those men through whom deliverance was given to Israel.

63 All Israel and all the Gentiles greatly esteemed Judas and his brothers, wherever their name was heard.

64 People gathered to them and praised them.

65 At that time, Judas and his brothers headed out and fought Esau's descendants in the land to the south. He struck Hebron and its villages, tore down its fortress, and burned its towers all around.