1 Maccabees 9:35

Now Jonathan had sent his brother [John], a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabathites, that they might leave with them their carriage, which was much.

Now Jonathan had sent his brother John, a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabathites, that they might leave with them their carriage, which was much.

Jonathan sent his brother, a leader of the multitude, and implored his friends the Nabathaeans, that they might store their baggage, which was much, with them.