Then Jonathan pursued them may be expressed as “Then Jonathan and his soldiers went after them.”

But he did not overtake them, for they had crossed the Eleutherus river: For the Eleutherus river, see the comments on 1Macc 11.7. Jonathan was probably well aware that Demetrius still controlled the area north of the river.

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.