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The Jews took control of the city. And the inhabitants were so discouraged that they begged the king, (1 Maccabees 11, 49)
"Forgive us and stop the Jews from maltreating us and the city." (1 Maccabees 11, 50)
Jonathan then began to make rounds of the region and the cities on the western side of the Euphrates. The whole Syrian army came to his aid. He came to Askalon and the inhabitants of that city went out to receive him with full honors. (1 Maccabees 11, 60)
From there he went to Gaza, but the people there closed their gates on him. So Jonathan laid siege to it and burned the suburbs of the city, plundering everything. (1 Maccabees 11, 61)
The inhabitants sued for peace, which he granted them. But he expelled them from the city and occupied it, and stationed a garrison there. (1 Maccabees 11, 66)
for he had heard that the inhabitants of that city planned to hand the Citadel over to the supporters of Demetrius. And he stationed a garrison there to hold it. (1 Maccabees 12, 34)
to make the walls of Jerusalem still higher, and to erect a barrier between the Citadel and the city, to separate it from the city and to isolate it and prevent its defenders from going out to buy or sell. (1 Maccabees 12, 36)
They also held an assembly to rebuild the city. Part of the wall over a rushing stream had fallen and they built up a new wall they called Chapthenatha. (1 Maccabees 12, 37)
Send them back to their homes and remain here with some of them. Then you will come with me to the city of Ptolemais because I wish to hand it over to you, as well as the other fortresses and to place the rest of the troops and their officers at your disposal. Then, I will return home, for I have come only for this." (1 Maccabees 12, 45)
So Simon assembled all the men able to fight and hastened to finish building the walls of Jerusalem, which was fortified on all sides. (1 Maccabees 13, 10)
Simon sent men to look for the remains of Jonathan, his brother, and he buried him in Modein, the city of their fathers. (1 Maccabees 13, 25)
Now Simon rebuilt the fortresses of Judea, surrounded them with high towers and great walls with barred gates, and stored food in them. (1 Maccabees 13, 33)
