In the year one hundred and sixty-five, Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, came from Crete into the land of his fathers. 68And king Alexander heard of it, and was much troubled, and returned to Antioch. 69And king Demetrius made Apollonius his general, who was governor of Celesyria: and he gathered together a great army, and came to Jamnia: and he sent to Jonathan, the high priest, 70Saying: Thou alone standest against us, and I am laughed at and reproached, because thou shewest thy power against us in the mountains. 71Now, therefore, if thou trustest in thy forces, come down to us into the plain, and there let us try one another: for with me is the strength of war. 72Ask, and learn who I am, and the rest that help me, who also say that your foot cannot stand before our face, for thy fathers have twice been put to flight in their own land: 73And now how wilt thou be able to abide the horsemen, and so great an army in the plain, where there is no stone, nor rock, nor place to flee to? 74Now when Jonathan heard the words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind: and he chose ten thousand men, and went out of Jerusalem, and Simon, his brother, met him to help him. 75And they pitched their tents near Joppe, but they shut him out of the city: because a garrison of Apollonius was in Joppe, and he laid siege to it. 76And they that were in the city being affrighted, opened the gates to him: so Jonathan took Joppe. 77And Apollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen, and a great army. 78And he went to Azotus, as one that was making a journey, and immediately he went 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. 79And Apollonius left privately in the camp a thousand horsemen behind them. 80And Jonathan knew that there was an ambush behind him, and they surrounded his army, and cast darts at the people from morning till evening. 81But the people stood still, as Jonathan had commanded them: and so their horses were fatigued. 82Then Simon drew forth his army, and attacked the legion: for the horsemen were wearied: and they were discomfited by him, and fled. 83And they that were scattered about the plain fled into Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, their idol's temple, there to save themselves. 84But 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. 85So they that were slain by the sword, with them that were burnt, were almost eight thousand men. 86And Jonathan, removed his army from thence and camped against Ascalon: and they went out of the city to meet him with great honour. 87And Jonathan returned into Jerusalem with his people, having many spoils. 88And it came to pass, when Alexander, the king heard these words, that he honoured Jonathan yet more. 89And 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.