1 Maccabees 5:62-67

62 Besides, they did not belong to the family of the Maccabees, whom God had chosen to bring freedom to the people of Israel.

63 But Judas Maccabeus and his brothers won great respect among all the Israelites and all the Gentiles. When people heard of their fame,

64 large crowds gathered to praise them.

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.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Some ancient translations] Marisa; [Greek] Samaria.