1 Maccabees 12:25 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And he removed from Jerusalem, and met them in the country of Hamath; for he gave them no respite to set foot in his country.

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So he marched away from Jerusalem and met them in the region of Hamath. He didn’t allow them any opportunity to invade his country.

And so, he departed from Jerusalem, and he met them in the region of Hamath. For he did not give them time to enter into his own region.

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.

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.

so he marched away from Jerusalem, and met them in the country of Hamath; for he gave them no opportunity to set foot in his country.

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.