1 Maccabees 13:11

11 He sent Jonathan son of Absalom to Joppa with a large army. This Jonathan drove out the people who were there and occupied the town.

1 Maccabees 13:11 In-Context

9 Fight our wars, and we will do whatever you ask."
10 So Simon gathered together all the soldiers and hurried to complete the walls of Jerusalem and to strengthen all its defenses.
11 He sent Jonathan son of Absalom to Joppa with a large army. This Jonathan drove out the people who were there and occupied the town.
12 Trypho left Ptolemais with a large army to invade Judea, taking Simon's brother Jonathan along with him as a prisoner.
13 Simon set up camp at Adida at the edge of the plain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.