41 A wedding was turnedinto a funeral,and wedding musicinto funeral songs.
42 After Jonathan and Simon had punished the tribe of Jambri, they returned to their camp in the marshes along the Jordan River.
43 But Bacchides found out where they were camped, and on the Sabbath he led a large army to the edge of the river.
44 Jonathan warned his soldiers:Get ready to fight for your lives! We've never been in this much danger before,
45 and there is no way out. The enemy army is both in front of us and behind us, and the river is on one side, and the marshes covered with thornbushes are on the other.
46 So pray for God to rescue us.
47 As soon as the battle began, Jonathan tried to kill Bacchides; however, he escaped to the rear of his army.