1 Maccabees 10:76-79

Good News Translation

⁷⁶ and the men in the city became so frightened that they opened the gates, allowing Jonathan to capture Joppa. ⁷⁷ When Apollonius heard what had happened, he took 3,000 cavalry and a large army of infantry and pretended to retreat south toward Azotus. However, relying upon the strength of his cavalry, he marched into the plain with his main force, ^78-79 positioning 1,000 cavalry where they could attack Jonathan's forces from the rear. Jonathan continued his pursuit as far as Azotus, where the two armies met in battle.