And Judas turned to Azotus, into the land of the strangers, and he threw down their altars, and he burnt the statues of their gods with fire: and he took the spoils of the cities, and returned into the land of Juda.

1 Maccabees 5:66
And he removed his camp to go into the land of the aliens, and he went through Samaria.

1 Maccabees 5:67
In that day some priests fell in battle, while desiring to do manfully they went out unadvisedly to fight.

1 Maccabees 6:1
Now king Antiochus was going through the higher countries, and he heard that the city of Elymais in Persia, was greatly renowned, and abounding in silver and gold,

1 Maccabees 6:2
And that there was in it a temple exceeding rich; and coverings of gold, and breastplates, and shields, which king Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian, that reigned first in Greece, had left there.