Good News Translation
and stationed a detachment of soldiers there because he had heard that the people were planning to hand over the fortress of Joppa to the soldiers of Demetrius.

New Revised Standard Version
for he had heard that they were ready to hand over the stronghold to those whom Demetrius had sent. And he stationed a garrison there to guard it.

New American Bible
for he heard that its people intended to hand over the stronghold to the supporters of Demetrius. He left a garrison there to guard it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(For he heard that they designed to deliver the hold to them that took part with Demetrius) and he put a garrison there to keep it.

(For he heard that they designed to deliver the hold to them that took part with Demetrius) and he put a garrison there to keep it.

1 Maccabees 12:32
And he went forward, and came to Damascus, and passed through all that country.

1 Maccabees 12:33
Simon also went forth, and came as far as Ascalon, and the neighbouring fortresses, and he turned aside to Joppe, and took possession of it,

1 Maccabees 12:35
And Jonathan came back, and called together the ancients of the people; and he took a resolution with them to build fortresses in Judea,

1 Maccabees 12:36
And to build up walls in Jerusalem, and raise a mount between the castle and the city, to separate it from the city, that so it might have no communication, and that they might neither buy nor sell.