1 Maccabees 12:32-34

Good News Translation

³² Then he broke camp and went to Damascus, inspecting the entire area along the way.

³³ Meanwhile, Simon had also set out on a campaign and had advanced as far as Ascalon and the neighboring fortresses. Then he turned aside to Joppa ³⁴ 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.