Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation and the men in the city became so frightened that they opened the gates, allowing Jonathan to capture Joppa. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they that were in the city being affrighted, opened the gates to him: so Jonathan took Joppe. 1 Maccabees 10:74Now when Jonathan heard the words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind: and he chose ten thousand men, and went out of Jerusalem, and Simon, his brother, met him to help him. 1 Maccabees 10:75 And they pitched their tents near Joppe, but they shut him out of the city: because a garrison of Apollonius was in Joppe, and he laid siege to it. 1 Maccabees 10:77 And Apollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen, and a great army. 1 Maccabees 10:78 And he went to Azotus, as one that was making a journey, and immediately he went forth into the plain: because he had a great number of horsemen, and he trusted in them. And Jonathan followed after him to Azotus, and they joined battle. Context 1 Maccabees 10…75And they pitched their tents near Joppe, but they shut him out of the city: because a garrison of Apollonius was in Joppe, and he laid siege to it. 76And they that were in the city being affrighted, opened the gates to him: so Jonathan took Joppe. 77And Apollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen, and a great army.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 10:74 Now when Jonathan heard the words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind: and he chose ten thousand men, and went out of Jerusalem, and Simon, his brother, met him to help him. 1 Maccabees 10:75 And they pitched their tents near Joppe, but they shut him out of the city: because a garrison of Apollonius was in Joppe, and he laid siege to it. 1 Maccabees 10:77 And Apollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen, and a great army. 1 Maccabees 10:78 And he went to Azotus, as one that was making a journey, and immediately he went forth into the plain: because he had a great number of horsemen, and he trusted in them. And Jonathan followed after him to Azotus, and they joined battle. |