1 Maccabees 11:15

15 But when he heard what Ptolemy had done, he moved to attack him. Ptolemy met him with a large force and won a decisive victory.

1 Maccabees 11:15 In-Context

13 Then Ptolemy entered Antioch and assumed the crown of Syria; so he wore both the crown of Egypt and the crown of Syria.

14 King Alexander was in Cilicia at the time because the people of that region were in a state of rebellion.

15 But when he heard what Ptolemy had done, he moved to attack him. Ptolemy met him with a large force and won a decisive victory.

16 While Ptolemy reached the peak of his power, Alexander fled to Arabia to find protection,

17 but an Arab named Zabdiel cut off his head and sent it to Ptolemy.