21 Meanwhile, the enemy troops in the fortress at Jerusalem kept sending messages to Trypho, begging him to go around by way of the desert and bring them food.
22 Finally, Trypho ordered his cavalry to get ready to leave for Jerusalem.But that night, Trypho was stopped by a heavy snowstorm, and he took his army to the country of Gilead.
23 When he reached the town of Baskama, he had Jonathan killed and buried.
24 Then he returned to his own country.
25 Simon had the body of his brother Jonathan taken back to Modein, the town of his ancestors. He buried him there,
26 and everyone in Israel cried and mourned for a long time.
27 Simon had a tall stone monument built over his family grave. It was shiny on the front and back, and could be seen a long way off.