36. But the Jambrites from Medeba attacked John, took him captive, and carried off all the baggage.
37. Some time later Jonathan and his brother Simon learnt that the Jambrites were about to celebrate an important wedding and that there would be a bridal procession from the town of Nadabath. The bride was the daughter of one of the great princes of Canaan.
38. Jonathan and Simon had wanted revenge for the death of their brother John, so they and their men went up one of the mountains and hid.
39. They kept watch and saw a noisy crowd loaded down with baggage. The bridegroom, his friends, and his relatives were on their way to meet the bride's party. They were heavily armed and were playing musical instruments and drums.