Good News Translation
Jonathan did not want to give them an opportunity to penetrate his own territory, so he left Jerusalem and went to meet them in the region of Hamath.

New Revised Standard Version
So he marched away from Jerusalem and met them in the region of Hamath, for he gave them no opportunity to invade his own country.

Contemporary English Version
Jonathan did not want the king's army to invade Jerusalem, so he led his troops to the region around Hamath, where he saw the enemy camp.

New American Bible
So he set out from Jerusalem and met them in the territory of Hamath, giving them no opportunity to enter his province.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So he went out from Jerusalem, and met them in the land of Amath: for he gave them no time to enter into his country.

So he went out from Jerusalem, and met them in the land of Amath: for he gave them no time to enter into his country.

1 Maccabees 12:23
And we also have written back to you, That our cattle, and our possessions, are yours: and yours, ours. We, therefore, have commanded that these things should be told you.

1 Maccabees 12:24
Now Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius were come again with a greater army than before to fight against him.

1 Maccabees 12:26
And he sent spies into their camp, and they came back, and brought him word that they designed to come upon them in the night.

1 Maccabees 12:27
And when the sun was set, Jonathan commanded his men to watch, and to be in arms all night long ready to fight, and he set sentinels round about the camp.