1 Maccabees 7:4

4 So his host slew them. Now when Demetrius was set upon the throne of his kingdom,

1 Maccabees 7:4 In-Context

2 And as he entered into the palace of his ancestors, so it was that his forces had taken Antiochus and Lysias to bring them unto him.

3 Therefore when he knew of it, he said, "Let me not see their faces."

4 So his host slew them. Now when Demetrius was set upon the throne of his kingdom,

5 there came unto him all the wicked and ungodly men of Israel, having Alcimus, who was desirous to be high priest, as their captain.

6 And they accused the people to the king, saying, "Judas and his brethren have slain all thy friends, and driven us out of our own land.