1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 11:23

ὡς δὲ ἤκουσεν Ιωναθαν, ἐκέλευσεν περικαθῆσθαι καὶ ἐπέλεξεν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων Ισραηλ καὶ τῶν ἱερέων καὶ ἔδωκεν ἑαυτὸν τῷ κινδύνῳ·
King James Version (KJV)

Nevertheless Jonathan, when he heard this, commanded to besiege it still: and he chose certain of the elders of Israel and the priests, and put himself in peril;

Modern English

But when Jonathan heard this, he ordered the siege to continue, and he chose some of the elders of Israel and the priests and put himself at risk;

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