4 He also remembered the malice of the Baeanites, who had become a snare and a stumbling block to the people by ambushing them along the roads.
5 He forced them to take refuge in towers, which he besieged; he put them under the ban and burned down their towers along with all who were in them.
6 Then he crossed over to the Ammonites, where he found a strong army and a large body of people with Timothy as their leader.
7 He fought many battles with them, routed them, and struck them down.
8 After seizing Jazer and its villages, he returned to Judea.
9 The Gentiles in Gilead assembled to destroy the Israelites who were in their territory; these then fled to the stronghold of Dathema.
10 They sent a letter to Judas and his brothers saying: “The Gentiles around us have assembled against us to destroy us,