5 He shut them up therefore in the towers, and encamped against them, and destroyed them utterly, and burned the towers of that place with fire, and all that were therein.
6 Afterward he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, with Timo´theus their captain.
7 So he fought many battles with them, till at length they were discomfited before him; and he smote them.
8 And when he had taken Jazer, with the towns belonging thereto, he returned into Judea.
9 Then the heathen that were at Gil´e-ad assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters, to destroy them; but they fled to the fortress of Dath´ema.
10 And sent letters unto Judas and his brethren, The heathen that are round about us are assembled together against us to destroy us:
11 and they are preparing to come and take the fortress whereunto we are fled, Timo´theus being captain of their host.