4 For the sake of this, for the sake of Israel, all my brothers have perished, and I alone am left.
5 Far be it from me, then, to save my own life in any time of distress, for I am not better than my brothers.
6 But I will avenge my nation and the sanctuary, as well as your wives and children, for out of hatred all the Gentiles have united to crush us.”
7 As the people heard these words, their spirit was rekindled.
8 They shouted in reply: “You are our leader in place of your brothers Judas and Jonathan.
9 Fight our battles, and we will do everything that you tell us.”
10 So Simon mustered all the men able to fight, and hastening to complete the walls of Jerusalem, fortified it on every side.