The men of the citadel kept sending envoys to Tryphon, urging him to come to them through the wilderness and to send them provisions.
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19So he sent the boys and the hundred talents. But Tryphon broke his word and did not release Jonathan. 20After this Tryphon came to invade the country and crush it, and they circled around by the road that leads to Adoraim. But Simon and his army moved alongside him wherever he went. 21The men of the citadel kept sending envoys to Tryphon, urging him to come to them through the wilderness and to send them provisions. 22Tryphon made all his cavalry ready to go, but that night there was a very heavy snowfall, and on account of the snow he did not come. He broke camp and went into Gilead. 23When he drew near Baskama, he killed Jonathan, and Jonathan was buried there.
