1 Maccabees 5:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 He fought many battles with them, routed them, and struck them down. 8 After seizing Jazer and its villages, he returned to Judea.
Liberation of Jews in Galilee and Gilead. 9 The Gentiles in Gilead assembled to destroy the Israelites who were in their territory; these then fled to the stronghold of Dathema.[a]
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