Antiochus then went east with a loyal Greek army into Babylonia and Persia to collect the revenues which were not coming in satisfactorily.
Aiming to restore order in the restive province of Judea, Lysias sent an expedition of troops under Ptolemy son of Dorymenes, Nicanor, and Gorgias to find and fight the Maccabee rebels.
Lysias had to immediately return to Antioch to manage the government transition and ensure that other Seleucid rivals did not seize leadership in his absence.
Judas took the opportunity to triumphantly conquer the Jewish holy city of Jerusalem and to purify the Second Temple, citing the Battle of Beth Zur as the reason that the Seleucids left.
[1] Back in Antioch, Lysias assumed the office of regent for the entire empire now on behalf of King Antiochus V Eupator, who was yet a child.
However, Lysias was on a "time limit" of sorts; too long away from the capital could still lead to political trouble from internal rivals.
Lysias negotiated an end to the rebellion and brought peace to Judea for a time so that he could return to face Philip.
The historian Josephus wrote that Philip was caught and executed, but it is impossible to know if he had a source saying this, or was merely making an educated guess.