8. And they were struck with a great fear, because they heard that the king gave him the authority to gather together an army.
9. And the hostages were handed over to Jonathan, and he restored them to their parents.
10. And Jonathan lived in Jerusalem, and he began to rebuild and repair the city.
11. And he told those doing the work to build up the walls, and mount Zion, all around, with square stones, as a fortification. And they did so.
12. Then the foreigners, who were in the fortifications that Bacchides had built, fled away.
13. And each one abandoned his place and departed into his own land.
14. Only in Bethzur did there remain some others of these, who had forsaken the law and the precepts of God. For this was a refuge for them.
15. And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius promised to Jonathan. And they described the battles to him, and the virtuous deeds that he and his brothers had done, and the hardships that they had endured.