14. And Tryphon knew that Simon was risen up instead of his brother Jonathan, and meant to join battle with him, and he sent ambassadors to him, saying,
15. It is for money which Jonathan your brother owed to the king’s treasure, by reason of the offices which he had, that we hold him fast.
16. And now send a hundred talents of silver, and two of his sons for hostages, that when he is set at liberty he may not revolt from us, and we will set him at liberty.
17. And Simon knew that they spoke to him deceitfully; and he sends the money and the children, lest perhaps he should procure to himself great hatred of the people,
18. and they should say, Because I sent him not the money and the children, he perished.
19. And he sent the children and the hundred talents. And he dealt falsely, and did not set Jonathan at liberty.
20. And after this Tryphon came to invade the land, and destroy it, and he went round about by the way that leads to Adora: and Simon and his army marched over against him to every place, wherever he went.
21. Now they of the citadel sent to Tryphon ambassadors, hastening him to come to them through the wilderness, and to send them food.
22. And Tryphon made ready all his horse to come: and on that night there fell a very great snow, and he came not by reason of the snow. And he removed, and came into the country of Gilead.
23. But when he came near to Bascama, he killed Jonathan, and he was buried there.
24. And Tryphon returned, and went away into his own land.
25. And Simon sent, and took the bones of Jonathan his brother, and buried him at Modin, the city of his fathers.