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So Jonathan turned aside against the Arabs, who are called Zabadeans, and he crushed and plundered them.
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Then he broke camp and went to Damascus and marched throughout that region.
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Simon also marched through the country as far as Ashkelon and the fortresses in the area. He turned aside to Joppa and took it by surprise,
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because he had heard that they were ready to hand over the fortress to people that Demetrius had sent. So he stationed a force there to occupy and guard it.
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When Jonathan returned to Jerusalem, he assembled the elders of the people and planned with them how to build fortresses in Judea.