1 Maccabees 8:4-6

Good News Translation

⁴ By careful planning and persistence, they had conquered the whole country, even though it was far from Rome. They had overcome the kings from distant lands who had fought against them; they had defeated them so badly that the survivors had to pay annual taxes. ⁵ They had fought and conquered Philip and Perseus, kings of Macedonia, and all who had joined them against Rome. ⁶ They had even defeated Antiochus the Great, king of Syria, who had attacked them with 120 elephants, cavalry, chariots, and a powerful army.