1 Maccabees 12:31-33

New Catholic Bible

³¹ And so, Jonathan turned aside to attack the Arabs who are called Zabadeans,^[a] and he thoroughly routed them and engaged in plunder. ³² Then he moved on to Damascus, marching through that entire region.

³³ Simon also set out and advanced as far as Ashkelon and its neighboring strongholds. He then turned toward Joppa and occupied it,