1 Maccabees 1:18
King James VersionSource notes
“And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death.”
Context
15And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief.
16Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms.
17Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy,
18And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death.
19Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof.
20And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude,
21And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof,