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And Jonathan took up residence in Jerusalem and began to rebuild and restore the city.
11
He directed those who were doing the work to build the walls and encircle Mount Zion with squared stones, for better fortification; and they did so.
12
Then the foreigners who were in the strongholds that Bacchides had built fled;
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all of them left their places and went back to their own lands.
14
Only in Beth-zur did some remain who had forsaken the law and the commandments, for it served as a place of refuge.
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