Translation commentary on 1 Maccabees 5:36

From there he marched on and took Chaspho, Maked, and Bosor, and the other cities of Gilead: For the towns mentioned here, see the comments on verse 26. An alternative model for this verse is:

• He left Alema and led his soldiers to Chaspho, Maked, Bosor, and the other towns of Gilead, which they also captured.

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.