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.
28 He also built a row of seven pyramids to honor his father, his mother, and his four brothers.
29-30 He set up tall stone columns around the pyramids. Then he hung suits of armor on these columns, so that everyone would remember what his family had done. Next to the suits of armor he put carved figures of ships that could be seen by anyone passing by on the sea. This family burial place is a work of art, and even today it can be seen in Modein.