2. And Simon called his two oldest sons, Judas and John, and said to them, I and my brethren and my father’s house have fought the battles of Israel from our youth, even to this day; and things have prospered in our hands, that we should deliver Israel oftentimes.
3. But now I am old, and you⌃ moreover, by his mercy, are of a sufficient age: be you⌃ instead of me and my brother, and go forth and fight for our nation; but let the help which is from heaven be with you.
4. And he chose out of the country twenty thousand men of war and horsemen, and they went against Cendebaeus, and slept at Modin.
5. And rising up in the morning, they went into the plain, and, behold, a great host came to meet them, of footmen and horsemen: and there was a brook between them.
6. And he encamped over against them, he and his people: and he saw that the people were afraid to pass over the brook, and he passed over first, and the men saw him, and passed over after him.
7. And he divided the people, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: but the enemies’ horsemen were exceeding many.
8. And they sounded with the trumpets; and Cendebaeus and his army were put to the rout, and there fell of them many wounded to death, but they that were left fled to the stronghold:
9. at that time was Judas John’s brother wounded: but John pursued after them, till he came to Kidron, which Cendebaeus had built;
10. and they fled to the towers that are in the fields of Azotus; and he burned it with fire; and there fell of them about two thousand men. And he returned into Judaea in peace.
11. And Ptolemy the son of Abubus had been appointed captain for the plain of Jericho, and he had much silver and gold;
12. for he was the high priest’s son in law.