Yonathan, my son, you are like Yonathan the son of Shaul, who slew the Plishtim.
And you El’azar, my son, you are like Pinḥas the son of El’azar who was jealous for his God’s sake, and thus delivered the children of Israel.”
Following this, the five sons of Matithyah went forth that day and fought the enemy, and slew many among them. But Yehudah was slain in the battle.
When the sons of Matithyah saw that their brother Yehudah was slain, they returned to their father.
And when he said to them, “Why have you returned?” they replied, “Because our brother who was the equal of all the rest of us, is slain.