1 Maccabees 12:33DRA
Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 33 of 54
"Simon also went forth, and came as far as Ascalon, and the neighbouring fortresses, and he turned aside to Joppe, and took possession of it,"
In context
31And Jonathan turned upon the Arabians that are called Zabadeans: and he defeated them, and took the spoils of them.
32And he went forward, and came to Damascus, and passed through all that country.
33Simon also went forth, and came as far as Ascalon, and the neighbouring fortresses, and he turned aside to Joppe, and took possession of it,
34(For he heard that they designed to deliver the hold to them that took part with Demetrius,) and he put a garrison there to keep it.
35And Jonathan came back, and called together the ancients of the people, and he took a resolution with them to build fortresses in Judea,