Good News Translation
Then Simon assumed command and fought for his country. He spent a large amount of his own money to provide weapons and wages for his nation's armed forces.

New Revised Standard Version
then Simon rose up and fought for his nation. He spent great sums of his own money; he armed the soldiers of his nation and paid them wages.

Contemporary English Version
"Simon took command of our army. He spent a lot of his own money to pay our soldiers and to buy weapons and armor for us.

New American Bible
Simon rose up and fought for his nation, spending large sums of his own money to equip his nation’s forces and give them their pay.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Simon resisted and fought for his nation, and laid out much of his money, and armed the valiant men of his nation, and gave them wages.

Then Simon resisted and fought for his nation, and laid out much of his money, and armed the valiant men of his nation, and gave them wages.

1 Maccabees 14:30
And Jonathan gathered together his nation, and was made their high priest, and he was laid to his people.

1 Maccabees 14:31
And their enemies desired to tread down and destroy their country, and to stretch forth their hands against their holy places.

1 Maccabees 14:33
And he fortified the cities of Judea and Bethsura that lieth in the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies was before: and he placed there a garrison of Jews.

1 Maccabees 14:34
And he fortified Joppe, which lieth by the sea: and Gazara, which bordereth upon Azotus, wherein the enemies dwelt before, and he placed Jews here: and furnished them with all things convenient for their reparation.