KIDRON . A place fortified by Cendebæus ( 1Ma 15:39; 1Ma 15:41 ), and the point to which he was pursued after his defeat by the sons of Simon the Maccabee (16:9). It may be the modern Katrah near Yebna , and is possibly identical with ‘ Gederoth of Joshua 15:41 , 2 Chronicles 28:18 .