75 And they positioned their tents near Joppa, but they excluded him from the city, because a garrison from Apollonius was in Joppa. And so, he attacked it.
76 And those who were in the city, being terrified, opened to him. And so Jonathan obtained Joppa.
77 And Apollonius heard of it, and he moved three thousand horsemen, and a great army.
78 And he went toward Azotus, like one making a journey, but he suddenly departed into the plains, because he had a great number of horsemen, and he trusted in them. And Jonathan followed after him to Azotus, and they joined together in battle.
79 And Apollonius secretly left behind them in the camp a thousand horsemen.
80 And Jonathan realized that there was an ambush behind him, and they surrounded his camp, and they cast darts at the people from morning until evening.
81 But the people stood firm, just as Jonathan had instructed them, and their horses suffered hardships.