1 Maccabees 15:37-39

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John's Victory over Cendebeus

³⁷ In the meantime, Trypho had boarded a ship and escaped to the town of Orthosia. ³⁸ King Antiochus appointed Cendebeus as commander of the coastal area, provided him with infantry and cavalry, ³⁹ and gave him orders to move against Judea. He also ordered him to rebuild the town of Kedron and fortify its gates, so that he could fight against the Jewish people. The king himself continued to pursue Trypho.