29 The campfires burned all night, and the Jews did not find out until morning that the enemy had left.
30 Jonathan sent troops after them, but the king's army had already crossed the Eleutherus River.
31 There was a tribe of Arabs named the Zabadeans, and Jonathan ordered his troops to destroy them. The troops took everything of value,
32 then Jonathan led them all the way to Damascus.
33-34 Meanwhile, Simon took his soldiers as far as Askalon and the nearby fortresses. Someone told him, “The town of Joppa is about to join Demetrius.” Simon made a surprise attack on Joppa; he captured the town and stationed some of his troops there to guard it.
35 Jonathan returned to Jerusalem and met with the Jewish leaders. They decided to build fortresses in Judea
36 and to make Jerusalem's walls even higher. They also agreed to construct a strong, high wall between the enemy fortress and the rest of the city, in order to separate the fortress from the city and to keep enemy soldiers from going in and out for supplies.