3 Maccabees 5:36

³⁴The friends, too, stole out one by one, and dismissed the assembled multitudes to their occupations.

³⁵The Jews, having heard of these events, praised the glorious God and King of kings, because they had obtained this help, too, from him.

— 3 Maccabees 5:36 —

³⁷And he summoned Hermon to his presence, and said, with threats, How often, O wretch, must I repeat my orders to thee about these same persons?

³⁸Once more, arm the elephants against the morrow for the extermination of the Jews.