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1 Maccabees 9:65-67
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 9:65-67
New Catholic Bible
65 Leaving his brother Simon in the city, Jonathan went out into the country area accompanied by only a few men. 66 He struck down Odomera and his kindred and the people of Phasiron in their encampment, all of whom had been preparing to set out to join in the battle.[a] 67 Meanwhile, Simon and his forces made a sortie from the town and set fire to the engines of war.
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- 1 Maccabees 9:66 It is a question of semi-nomadic tribes who resisted the recruitment of Jonathan.