1 Maccabees 9:48
Good News Translation
So Jonathan and his men jumped into the Jordan and swam to the other side to escape, and the Syrian army did not cross the river to follow them.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Jonathan and the men with him leaped into the Jordan and swam across to the other side, and the enemy did not cross the Jordan to attack them.

Contemporary English Version
Jonathan and his soldiers then jumped into the river and started swimming toward the other side, but the enemy troops did not go after them.

New American Bible
Jonathan and those with him jumped into the Jordan and swam across to the other side, but the enemy did not pursue them across the Jordan.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jonathan, and they that were with him, leapt into the Jordan, and swam over the Jordan to them.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Jonathan, and they that were with him, leapt into the Jordan, and swam over the Jordan to them.

1 Maccabees 9:46
Now, therefore, cry ye to heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies. And they joined battle.

1 Maccabees 9:47
And Jonathan stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, but he turned away from him backwards.

1 Maccabees 9:49
And there fell of Bacchides' side that day a thousand men: and they returned to Jerusalem,

1 Maccabees 9:50
And they built strong cities in Judea, the fortress that was in Jericho, and in Ammaus, and in Bethoron, and in Bethel, and Thamnata, and Phara, and Thopo, with high walls, and gates, and bars.

Context
1 Maccabees 9
47And Jonathan stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, but he turned away from him backwards. 48And Jonathan, and they that were with him, leapt into the Jordan, and swam over the Jordan to them. 49And there fell of Bacchides' side that day a thousand men: and they returned to Jerusalem,…
Cross References
1 Maccabees 9:46
Now, therefore, cry ye to heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies. And they joined battle.

1 Maccabees 9:47
And Jonathan stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, but he turned away from him backwards.

1 Maccabees 9:49
And there fell of Bacchides' side that day a thousand men: and they returned to Jerusalem,

1 Maccabees 9:50
And they built strong cities in Judea, the fortress that was in Jericho, and in Ammaus, and in Bethoron, and in Bethel, and Thamnata, and Phara, and Thopo, with high walls, and gates, and bars.



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