1 Maccabees 5:8

8 He also captured Jazer and its villages. Then he went back to Judea.

1 Maccabees 5:8 In-Context

6 Then he moved against the Ammonites. He found a strong group with many people and a man named Timothy as their leader.

7 Judas had many battles with them, beat them severely, and struck them down.

8 He also captured Jazer and its villages. Then he went back to Judea.

9 Then the Gentiles in Gilead gathered together against the Israelites who lived in their territory, planning to destroy them. So the Jews fled to the fortress of Dathema.

10 They sent a letter to Judas and his brothers: The Gentiles around us have gathered to destroy us.