45. And Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the land of Galaad, from the least even to the greatest, and their wives, and children, and an army exceeding great, to come into the land of Juda.
46. And they came as far as Ephron: now this was a great city situate in the way, strongly fortified, and there was no means to turn from it on the right hand or on the left, but the way was through the midst of it.
47. And they that were in the city, shut themselves in, and stopped up the gates with stones: and Judas sent to them with peaceable words,
48. Saying: Let us pass through your land, to go into our country: and no man shall hurt you: we will only pass through on foot. But they would not open to them.
49. Then Judas commanded proclamation to be made in the camp, that they should make an assault every man in the place where he was.
50. And the men of the army drew near, and he assaulted that city all the day, and all the night, and the city was delivered into his hands:
51. And they slew every male with the edge of the sword, and he razed the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through all the city over them that were slain.
52. Then they passed over the Jordan to the great plain that is over against Bethsan.
53. And Judas gathered together the hindmost, and he exhorted the people all the way through, till they came into the land of Juda.
54. And they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, and offered holocausts, because not one of them was slain, till they had returned in peace.
55. Now in the days that Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Galaad, and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais,
56. Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias captain of the soldiers, heard of the good success, and the battles that were fought.
57. And he said: Let us also get us a name, and let us go fight against the Gentiles that are round about us.
58. And he gave charge to them that were in his army, and they went towards Jamnia.
59. And Gorgias and his men went out of the city, to give them battle.
60. And Joseph and Azarias were put to flight, and were pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there fell, on that day, of the people of Israel about two thousand men, and there was a great overthrow of the people:
61. Because they did not hearken to Judas, and his brethren, thinking that they should do manfully.