31. Jonathan accepted the leadership that day and took the place of his brother Judas.
32. When Bacchides learnt of this, he made up his mind to kill Jonathan.
33. But when this news reached Jonathan, he fled, with his brother Simon and their men, to the wilderness of Tekoa and set up camp at the pool of Asphar.
34. (Bacchides learnt about this on the Sabbath and crossed the Jordan with his whole army.)
35. Jonathan sent his brother John, who was responsible for the soldiers' families, to ask the Nabateans, with whom he was on friendly terms, for permission to store with them the large amount of baggage they had.
36. But the Jambrites from Medeba attacked John, took him captive, and carried off all the baggage.