4. And the entire land of Judah was quiet during all the days of Simon, and he sought what was good for his people. And his power and his glory pleased them through all his days.
5. And, with all his glory, he accepted Joppa as a port, and he made it an entrance to the islands of the sea.
6. And he enlarged the boundaries of his nation, and he controlled the countryside.
7. And he gathered together many captives, and he was the ruler of Gazara and Bethzur, and the stronghold. And he took uncleanness away from it, and there was no one who could withstand him.
8. And each one cultivated his land in peace, and the land of Judah produced its fruits, and the trees of the fields their fruit.
9. All the elders sat in the streets, and they discussed what was good for the country, and the youths clothed themselves in glory and in the robes of war.
10. And he gave tributes of provisions to the cities, and he decreed that they would have equipment for fortification, so that the fame of his glory was renowned, even to the ends of the earth.