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And Simon sent and took the bones of Jonathan his brother, and buried him in Modein, the city of his fathers. (1 Maccabees 13, 25)
And Simon built a monument over the tomb of his father and his brothers; he made it high that it might be seen, with polished stone at the front and back. (1 Maccabees 13, 27)
But Simon built up the strongholds of Judea and walled them all around, with high towers and great walls and gates and bolts, and he stored food in the strongholds. (1 Maccabees 13, 33)
Simon also chose men and sent them to Demetrius the king with a request to grant relief to the country, for all that Trypho did was to plunder. (1 Maccabees 13, 34)
"King Demetrius to Simon, the high priest and friend of kings, and to the elders and nation of the Jews, greeting. (1 Maccabees 13, 36)
and the people began to write in their documents and contracts, "In the first year of Simon the great high priest and commander and leader of the Jews." (1 Maccabees 13, 42)
In those days Simon encamped against Gazara and surrounded it with troops. He made a siege engine, brought it up to the city, and battered and captured one tower. (1 Maccabees 13, 43)
The men in the city, with their wives and children, went up on the wall with their clothes rent, and they cried out with a loud voice, asking Simon to make peace with them; (1 Maccabees 13, 45)
So Simon reached an agreement with them and stopped fighting against them. But he expelled them from the city and cleansed the houses in which the idols were, and then entered it with hymns and praise. (1 Maccabees 13, 47)
Then they cried to Simon to make peace with them, and he did so. But he expelled them from there and cleansed the citadel from its pollutions. (1 Maccabees 13, 50)
And Simon decreed that every year they should celebrate this day with rejoicing. He strengthened the fortifications of the temple hill alongside the citadel, and he and his men dwelt there. (1 Maccabees 13, 52)
And Simon saw that John his son had reached manhood, so he made him commander of all the forces, and he dwelt in Gazara. (1 Maccabees 13, 53)