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Jonathan learned that the officers of Demetrius had come to Kedesh in Galilee with a large army, intending to keep him from carrying out his plan.
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So he left his brother Simon in Judea and set out to meet them in battle.
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Then Simon laid siege to Bethzur and fought against it for a long time.
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The people asked for peace terms, and Simon agreed. He then took over the town, drove the people out, and stationed a detachment of troops there.
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Jonathan and his army set up camp by Lake Galilee. Early the next morning he marched his troops to the plain of Hazor,
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where the main force of the foreign army was advancing to meet him. Unknown to Jonathan, they had left a detachment of troops in ambush in the mountains,
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and when the men in ambush came out and attacked,
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Jonathan's entire army turned and ran. No one was left, except two officers, Mattathias son of Absalom and Judas son of Chalphi.
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Jonathan was humiliated, so he tore his clothes, threw dust on his head, and prayed.
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Then he turned back to the battle, crushed the enemy, and put them to flight.
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When his own fleeing soldiers saw this, they turned back and joined him in pursuit. They chased the enemy all the way back to their camp at Kedesh and then took over the camp.