40
Fearing lest Jonathan would not suffer him, but would fight against him: he sought to seize upon him, and to kill him. So he rose up and came to Bethsan.
38
And Simon built Adiada in Sephela, and fortified it, and set up gates and bars.
39
Now when Tryphon had conceived a design to make himself king of Asia, and to take the crown, and to stretch out his hand against king Antiochus:
40
Fearing lest Jonathan would not suffer him, but would fight against him: he sought to seize upon him, and to kill him. So he rose up and came to Bethsan.
41
And Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for battle, and came to Bethsan.
42
Now when Tryphon saw that Jonathan came with a great army, he durst not stretch forth his hand against him,