7 Jonathan took this letter to Jerusalem and read it to everyone, including those in the fortress.
8 His enemies were terrified by the letter, because it allowed him to build up an army.
9 The soldiers in the fortress immediately released the hostages to Jonathan, and he let them go home to their parents.
10 Jonathan moved to Jerusalem and began repairing and rebuilding the city.
11 He ordered the workers to cut square blocks of stone and to build strong walls around Jerusalem and Mount Zion. The workers followed his orders.
12-13 Bacchides had left foreign soldiers in the fortresses he had built, but they quickly returned home.
14 Only a few Jews who were unfaithful to the Law stayed in Beth-Zur for their own safety.