1 Maccabees 5:67

67 That day a number of priests were killed in battle because they wanted to be heroes and foolishly went out to fight.

1 Maccabees 5:67 In-Context

65 Then Judas and his brothers went to war against the Edomites to the south. He attacked Hebron and its surrounding towns, destroyed its fortifications, and burned down the towers around it.

66 Then he marched into the land of the Philistines and passed through Marisa.

67 That day a number of priests were killed in battle because they wanted to be heroes and foolishly went out to fight.

68 Judas turned aside to Azotus in Philistia. He pulled down the altars, burned the images of their gods, plundered their towns, and then returned to Judea.