7 and Judas had to attack many times before completely destroying it.
8 Judas captured the town of Jazer and its villages, then he went back to Judea.
9 Some of the Israelites in Gilead took shelter in the fortress at Dathema, because an army of Gentiles in that region planned to attack.
10 Then they sent a letter to Judas and his brothers. It said:An army of Gentiles is about to surround us at Dathema,
11 and their leader is Timothy.
12 Please send help at once. These Gentiles have not only killed many of us,
13 but they've robbed and murdered just about every Jew in Tob and captured their families. Almost 1,000 have already died.