52 Then they crossed over the Jordan to the great plain that is opposite the face of Bethshan.
53 And Judas was gathering the stragglers and exhorting the people, throughout the entire way, until they came into the land of Judah.
54 And they ascended to mount Zion with joy and gladness, and they offered holocausts, because not one of them had fallen, until they had returned in peace.
55 Now in the days that Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Gilead, and Simon his brother was in Galilee against the face of Ptolemais:
56 Joseph, the son of Zachariah, and Azariah, the leader of the army, heard good things about the battles that were fought.
57 And he said, "Let us also make a name for ourselves, and let us go to fight against the Gentiles that are all around us."
58 And he gave orders to those who were in his army, and they went out towards Jamnia.