Murder of Simon and His Sons

¹¹ Now Ptolemy son of Abubus had been appointed governor over the plain of Jericho; he had a large store of silver and gold,^(A)

⁵⁵ After this Judas appointed leaders of the people in charge of thousands and hundreds and fifties and tens.^(A)

The Capture of Gazara by Simon

⁴³ In those days Simon^[a] encamped against Gazara^[b] and surrounded it with troops. He made a siege engine, brought it up to the city, and battered and captured one tower.