1 Maccabees 13:9-11

New Catholic Bible

⁹ Fight our battles, and we will do whatever you tell us.” ¹⁰ Therefore, Simon assembled all the fighting men and hurried to complete the walls of Jerusalem, fortifying it on every side. ¹¹ He sent Jonathan, the son of Absalom, with a large force to Joppa; Jonathan drove out the people who were there and occupied the town.