1 Maccabees 5:10

10 and sent the following letter to Judas and his brothers: "The Gentiles around us are joining forces under Timothy. We have fled to this fortress for protection, and now they are getting ready to capture it and destroy us.

1 Maccabees 5:10 In-Context

8 He captured Jazer and its surrounding villages and then returned to Judea.

9 The Gentiles in Gilead assembled to attack and destroy the Israelites living in their territory. But the Israelites fled to the fortress of Dathema

10 and sent the following letter to Judas and his brothers: "The Gentiles around us are joining forces under Timothy. We have fled to this fortress for protection, and now they are getting ready to capture it and destroy us.

12 Many of us have already been killed. Come rescue us!