1 Maccabees 7:1

1 In the year 151, Demetrius the son of Seleucus set out from Rome. He sailed with a small group to a town by the sea and claimed the kingship there.

1 Maccabees 7:1 In-Context

1 In the year 151, Demetrius the son of Seleucus set out from Rome. He sailed with a small group to a town by the sea and claimed the kingship there.

2 As he entered the royal palace of his ancestors, the army seized Antiochus and Lysias, intending to bring them to him.

3 But when he learned about this act, he said, "Don't let me see their faces!"

4 So the soldiers killed them. Demetrius then took his seat on the throne of the kingdom.

5 All the immoral and sinful Israelites came to him. Alcimus, who wanted to be high priest, led them.