1 Maccabees 15:39-41

Common English Bible

³⁹ He commanded him to camp against Judea, to secure Kedron and its gates, and to wage war against the people. Then the king went to hunt down Trypho. ⁴⁰ Cendebeus came to Jamnia and bothered the people. He invaded Judea and killed the prisoners of war. ⁴¹ Following the king’s orders, he fortified Kedron. He stationed cavalry and troops there so that they could go out and raid along the roads of Judea.