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.
37 Everyone worked together to rebuild Jerusalem; they repaired part of the collapsed eastern wall and the section of the city called Chaphenatha.
38 Meanwhile, Simon and his workers rebuilt the town of Adida at the edge of the hill country, and they put a wall around it with strong gates.
39 Trypho wanted to be king of Asia, and he began plotting against King Antiochus the Sixth.