53 From there, he led the people to Judea, encouraging and helping everyone, especially those who were dragging behind.
54 After they had arrived safely in Jerusalem, they went to the temple and offered sacrifices.
55-56 Joseph and Azariah were in command of the Jewish forces in Judea, when they heard about the victories of Judas and Jonathan in Gilead and about Simon's success in attacking the town of Ptolemais in Galilee.
57 And they said, “Let's attack the Gentiles around here and make ourselves famous!”
58 So Azariah and Joseph ordered their troops to attack the fortress of Jamnia,
59 where Gorgias and his army were stationed. The enemy came out of the fortress to fight,
60 and defeated Joseph and Azariah, chasing their troops all the way to Judea and killing about 2,000 of them.