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They set out with a large army. On reaching Judea, they sent messengers to Judas and his brothers with treacherous proposals of peace. (1 Maccabees 7, 10)
However, a commission of teachers of the Law met with Alcimus and Bacchides to seek a satisfactory solution. (1 Maccabees 7, 12)
These men from the group of the Hasideans, the first to seek peace in Israel, (1 Maccabees 7, 13)
reasoned like this: "A man in the line of Aaron has come with the army, he will surely deal with us in fairness." (1 Maccabees 7, 14)
Bacchides, moreover, sent them a friendly message and assured them under oath: "We do not wish any harm to you and your friends." (1 Maccabees 7, 15)
They believed him. But he arrested sixty of them and executed them the same day, according to the word of the Scripture: (1 Maccabees 7, 16)
Around Jerusalem, they have scattered the dead bodies of your saints; they have shed their blood, and there was no one to bury them. (1 Maccabees 7, 17)
All the people were terrified and feared them. They said, "There is no justice or truth in these people who have violated the agreement they made with an oath." (1 Maccabees 7, 18)
Bacchides left Jerusalem and encamped at Beth-zur. From there, he ordered the arrest of many prominent men who had deserted to him as well as some of the people. And he had them thrown into a deep pit. (1 Maccabees 7, 19)
Alcimus struggled to have the Israelites recognize him as chief priest, (1 Maccabees 7, 21)
and all who disturbed the peace of the people joined him. They became masters of the land of Judea and did great harm to the Israelites. (1 Maccabees 7, 22)
Alcimus realized that Judas and his men were of greater strength and that he could not resist them, so he returned to the king and accused them of serious crimes. (1 Maccabees 7, 25)
