We recommend a paragraph break here, as in Good News Bible.

So Jonathan sent three thousand stalwart men to him at Antioch: Stalwart men may be rendered “trained soldiers” (Good News Bible).

And when they came to the king, the king rejoiced at their arrival: They came and their arrival refer to the same event, so Good News Bible combines these two expressions, saying “they arrived.” The verb chosen to translate rejoiced should convey why the king was happy; he was relieved of anxiety. Good News Bible says “delighted,” but another possibility is “much relieved.” The connection that Good News Bible makes here with the next sentence is a good one, and we recommend it. An alternative model that does is “King Demetrius was very relieved when they arrived, 45 because….”

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.