9
So Judas mounted a night attack against Jamnia and set its harbor and fleet on fire, so that the gleams of light shone in Jerusalem twenty-eight miles away.
7
Because a large area of the city was secured against his attack, he departed, intending to return and root out the entire citizen community of Joppa.
8
He learned that the people of Jamnia were also planning to finish off the Jews living among them in the same way.
9
So Judas mounted a night attack against Jamnia and set its harbor and fleet on fire, so that the gleams of light shone in Jerusalem twenty-eight miles away.
10
When Judas withdrew about a mile away from Jamnia, in pursuit of Timothy, Arabs attacked him with no fewer than five thousand men and five hundred cavalry.
11
A fierce battle took place, but Judas' followers were successful because of God's help. The defeated nomads asked Judas for a pledge of friendship, promising to give them some livestock and to be of service to them in other ways.
Footnotes 1
[a].
Or two hundred forty stades; a stadion is a linear measure of approximately 607 feet.