1 Maccabees 10:2-4

New Catholic Bible

² When King Demetrius heard of this, he assembled a very large army and marched out to engage him in battle. ³ Demetrius also sent a letter to Jonathan honoring him and expressing the desire for continued peace, ⁴ for he thought to himself, “Let us move first to make peace with him before he makes peace with Alexander against us,