32. And he came out from thence, and came to Damascus, and took his journey through all the country.
33. And Simon went forth, and took his journey as far as Ascalon, and the strongholds that were near to it. And he turned aside to Joppa, and took possession of it;
34. for he had heard that they were minded to deliver the stronghold to the men of Demetrius; and he set a garrison there to keep it.
35. And Jonathan returned, and called the elders of the people together; and he took counsel with them to build strongholds in Judaea,
36. and to make the walls of Jerusalem higher, and to raise a great mound between the citadel and the city, for to separate it from the city, that so it might be all alone, that men might neither buy nor sell.
37. And they were gathered together to build the city, and there fell down part of the wall of the brook that is on the east side, and he repaired that which is called Chaphenatha.
38. And Simon also built Adida in the plain country, and made it strong, and set up gates and bars.
39. And Tryphon sought to reign over Asia and to put on himself the diadem, and to stretch forth his hand against Antiochus the king.
40. And he was afraid lest haply Jonathan should not suffer him, and lest he should fight against him; and he sought a way how to take him, that he might destroy him. And he removed, and came to Bethshan.
41. And Jonathan came forth to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for battle, and came to Bethshan.
42. And Tryphon saw that he came with a great host, and he was afraid to stretch forth his hand against him:
43. and he received him honorably, and commended him to all his Friends, and gave him gifts, and commanded his forces to be obedient to him, as to himself.
44. And he said to Jonathan, Why have you put all this people to trouble, seeing there is no war between us?
45. And now send them away to their homes, but choose for yourself a few men who shall be with you, and come you with me to Ptolemais, and I will give it up to you, and the rest of the strongholds and the rest of the forces, and all the king’s officers: and I will return and depart; for this is the cause of my coming.
46. And he put his trust in him, and did even as he said, and sent away his forces, and they departed into the land of Judah.
47. But he reserved to himself three thousand men, of whom he left two thousand in Galilee, but one thousand went with him.
48. Now as soon as Jonathan entered into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates, and laid hands on him; and all them that came in with him they killed with the sword.
49. And Tryphon sent forces and horsemen into Galilee, and into the great plain, to destroy all Jonathan’s men.
50. And they perceived that he was taken and had perished, and they that were with him; and they encouraged one another, and went on their way close together, prepared to fight.
51. And they that followed upon them saw that they were ready to fight for their lives, and turned back again.