Good News Translation
When King Demetrius heard of it, he gathered a large army and went out to meet him in battle.

New Revised Standard Version
When King Demetrius heard of it, he assembled a very large army and marched out to meet him in battle.

Contemporary English Version
When King Demetrius found out that Alexander was in Ptolemais, he got together a mighty army and set out to attack him.

New American Bible
When King Demetrius heard of it, he mustered a very large army and marched out to engage him in battle.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an exceeding great army, and went forth against him to fight.

And king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an exceeding great army, and went forth against him to fight.

1 Maccabees 9:73
So the sword ceased from Israel: and Jonathan dwelt in Machmas, and Jonathan began there to judge the people, and he destroyed the wicked out of Israel.

1 Maccabees 10:1
Now in the hundred and sixtieth year, Alexander, the son of Antiochus, surnamed the Illustrious, came up and took Ptolemais, and they received him, and he reigned there.

1 Maccabees 10:3
And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan, with peaceable words, to magnify him.

1 Maccabees 10:4
For he said: Let us first make a peace with him, before he make one with Alexander against us.