11 Ptolemy the son of Abubus was in command of the valley near Jericho. He was a rich man
12 and was married to the daughter of Simon the high priest.
13 But Ptolemy was very proud and thought he deserved to be the ruler. So he began plotting to kill Simon and his sons.
14 In the year 177 of the Syrian Kingdom, Simon was going from town to town in Judea, trying to help the people. Later that year during the month of Shebat, he and his sons Mattathias and Judas arrived in Jericho.
15 Ptolemy pretended he was glad to see Simon and his sons. Then he invited them to a banquet in their honor at a small fortress that he had built and named Dok.Some of Ptolemy's soldiers were hiding near the dining room.
16 As soon as Simon and his sons were drunk, the soldiers rushed out of their hiding places with swords in their hands. They attacked Simon, his two sons, and some of their servants, killing them all.
17 So Ptolemy betrayed a friend and proved that he could not be trusted.