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.
48 Jonathan and his soldiers then jumped into the river and started swimming toward the other side, but the enemy troops did not go after them.
49 That day Bacchides lost about 1,000 men.
50 Bacchides returned to Jerusalem and started building high walls and strong gates for some of the towns of Judea, including Emmaus, Beth-Horon, Bethel, Timnath, Pharathon, and Tephon, and the fortress at Jericho.
51 He stationed soldiers in these towns, and they caused trouble for the Jews.