5 He shut the Baeanites up in their forts, took a solemn oath that he would destroy them, and burnt their forts with everyone in them.
6 Then he marched against the land of Ammon, where he met a large and powerful army under the command of a man named Timothy.
7 Judas won many battles against them and finally defeated them.
8 He captured Jazer and its surrounding villages and then returned to Judea.
9 The Gentiles in Gilead assembled to attack and destroy the Israelites living in their territory. But the Israelites fled to the fortress of Dathema
10-11 and sent the following letter to Judas and his brothers: “The Gentiles round us are joining forces under Timothy. We have fled to this fortress for protection, and now they are getting ready to capture it and destroy us.
12 Many of us have already been killed. Come and rescue us!