23 Simon brought the Jews of Galilee and Arbatta, along with their families and their possessions, to Judea. When they arrived, everyone was shouting and celebrating.
24 Meanwhile, Judas Maccabeus and his brother Jonathan crossed the Jordan River and traveled through the desert for three days.
25 Some friendly Nabateans told them everything Timothy had done to the Jews in Gilead.
26-27 They said:Your people are being kept prisoner in the large, walled towns of Gilead, including Bozrah, Bosor, Alema, Chaspho, Maked, and Carnaim.Besides this, the Gentiles are going to attack your fortresses tomorrow, and in one day they can overpower your troops there and kill everyone.
28 Judas and his army saw that the attack had already begun, so they hurried along the desert road to Bozrah. They captured the town and killed every man and boy in it. Then they took everything of value and set the town on fire.
29 That night, Judas and his army left Bozrah and went straight to the fortress of Dathema,
30 where they arrived early the next morning. More Gentiles than could be counted were attacking the fortress with ladders and weapons to break through the walls.