1 Maccabees 9:28–31

²⁸And all the friends of Judas came together, and said to Jonathan:

²⁹Since thy brother Judas died there is not a man like him to go forth against our enemies, Bacchides, and them that are the enemies of our nation.

³⁰Now, therefore, we have chosen thee this day to be our prince, and captain, in his stead, to fight our battles.

³¹So Jonathan took upon him the government at that time, and rose up in the place of Judas, his brother