29. Jonathan and his men saw the campfires but did not realize what had happened until the next morning.
30. Jonathan then set out after them, but he could not overtake them because they had already crossed the River Eleutherus.
31. Then Jonathan turned aside and attacked a tribe of Arabs called Zabadeans. He defeated them and plundered their possessions.
32. Then he broke camp and went to Damascus, inspecting the entire area along the way.
33. Meanwhile, Simon had also set out on a campaign and had advanced as far as Ashkelon and the neighbouring fortresses. Then he turned aside to Joppa
34. and stationed a detachment of soldiers there because he heard that the people were planning to hand over the fortress of Joppa to the soldiers of Demetrius.