forth into the plain: because he had a great number
of horsemen, and he trusted in them. And Jonathan followed after him to
Azotus, and they joined battle.

10:79. And Apollonius left privately in the camp a thousand horsemen
behind them.

10:80. And Jonathan knew that there was an ambush behind him, and they
surrounded his army, and cast darts at the people from morning till
evening.

10:81. But the people stood still, as Jonathan had commanded them: and
so their horses were fatigued.

10:82. Then Simon drew forth his army, and attacked the legion: for the
horsemen were wearied: and they were discomfited by him, and fled.

10:83. And they that were scattered about the plain fled into Azotus,
and went into Bethdagon, their idol's temple, there to save themselves.

10:84. But Jonathan set fire to Azotus, and the cities that were round
about it, and took the spoils of them and the temple of Dagon: and all
them that were fled into it, he burnt with fire.

10:85. So they that were slain by the sword, with them that were burnt,
were almost eight thousand men.

10:86. And Jonathan, removed his army from thence and camped against
Ascalon: and they went out of the city to meet him with great honour.

10:87. And Jonathan returned into Jerusalem with his people, having many
spoils.

10:88. And it came to pass, when Alexander, the king heard these words,
that he honoured Jonathan yet more.

10:89. And he sent him a buckle of gold, as the custom is, to be given
to such as are of the royal blood. And he gave him Accaron, and all the
borders thereof, in possession.

1 Machabees Chapter 11

Ptolemee invades the kingdom of Alexander: the latter is slain: and the
former dies soon after. Demetrius honours Jonathan, and is rescued by
the Jews from his own subjects in Antioch. Antiochus the younger favours
Jonathan. His exploits in divers places.

11:1. And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand
that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the
kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom.

11:2. And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to
him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go
forth to meet him, because he was his father in law.

11:3. Now when Ptolemee entered into the cities, he put garrisons of
soldiers in every city.

11:4. And when he came near to Azotns, they shewed him the temple of
Dagon that wa