15
They said, "An army from Ptolemais, Tyre, Sidon, and all of Galilee has come together to destroy us."
16
When Judas and the people heard all this, a great assembly was held to decide what should be done to help these countrymen, who were in such difficulty under enemy attack.
17
Judas said to his brother Simon, "Choose some men and go rescue our fellow Jews in Galilee; our brother Jonathan and I will go to Gilead."
18
Judas left the rest of his army to defend Judea and put the two leaders, Azariah and Joseph son of Zechariah, in charge of the people.
19
He told them: "I am leaving you in command here, but don't go out and fight the Gentiles until we get back."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.