1 Maccabees 5:59

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

1 Maccabees 5:59 In-Context

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.

60 They defeated Joseph and Azariah and pursued them as far as the borders of Judea. At least 2,000 Israelite men were killed that day.

61 This great defeat came about because the Jewish commanders wanted to be heroes and refused to obey Judas and his brothers.