64. So he left his brother Simon in Judea and set out to meet them in battle.
65. Then Simon laid siege to Bethzur and fought against it for a long time.
66. The people asked for peace terms, and Simon agreed. He then took over the town, drove the people out, and stationed a detachment of troops there.
67. Jonathan and his army set up camp by Lake Galilee. Early the next morning he marched his troops to the plain of Hazor,
68. where the main force of the foreign army was advancing to meet him. Unknown to Jonathan, they had left a detachment of troops in ambush in the mountains,