1 Maccabees 5:57

57 They said to one another, "Let's go to war with the Gentiles around us and win some fame for ourselves."

1 Maccabees 5:57 In-Context

55 While Judas and Jonathan were in Gilead and their brother Simon was attacking Ptolemais in Galilee,

56 Joseph and Azariah, the commanders of the army in Judea, heard about their brave deeds and victories.

57 They said to one another, "Let's go to war with the Gentiles around us and win some fame for ourselves."

58 So they and their men attacked Jamnia.

59 Gorgias and his men went out of the town to meet them in battle.