36. And the children of Jambri came out of Medaba, and took John, and all that he had, and went their way with it.
37. But after these things they brought word to Jonathan and Simon his brother, that the children of Jambri were making a great marriage, and were bringing the bride from Nadabath with a great train, a daughter of one of the great nobles of Canaan.
38. And they remembered John their brother, and went up, and hid themselves under the covert of the mountain:
39. and they lifted up their eyes, and saw, and, behold, a great ado and much baggage: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends and his brethren, to meet them with timbrels, and minstrels, and many weapons.
40. And they rose up against them from their ambush, and killed them, and many fell wounded to death, and the remnant fled into the mountain, and they took all their spoils.
41. And the marriage was turned into mourning, and the voice of their minstrels into lamentation.
42. And they avenged fully the blood of their brother, and turned back to the marsh of Jordan
43. And Bacchides heard it, and he came on the Sabbath day to the banks of Jordan with a great host.
44. And Jonathan said to his company, Let us stand up now and fight for our lives, for it is not with us today, as yesterday and the day before.
45. For, behold, the battle is before us and behind us; moreover the water of the Jordan is on this side and on that side, and marsh and wood; and there is no place to turn aside.
46. Now therefore cry to heaven, that you⌃ may be delivered out of the hand of your enemies.
47. And the battle was joined, and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, and he turned away back from him.
48. And Jonathan and they that were with him leapt into the Jordan, and swam over to the other side: and they did not pass over Jordan against them.
49. And there fell of Bacchides’ company that day about a thousand men;
50. and he returned to Jerusalem. And they builded strong cities in Judaea, the stronghold that was in Jericho, and Emmaus, and Bethhoron, and Bethel, and Timnath, Pharathon, and Tephon, with high walls and gates and bars.
51. And in them he set a garrison, to vex Israel.
52. And he fortified the city Bethsura, and Gazara, and the citadel, and put forces in them, and store of food.