1 Maccabees 12:34-36

Good News Translation

³⁴ and stationed a detachment of soldiers there because he had heard that the people were planning to hand over the fortress of Joppa to the soldiers of Demetrius.

³⁵ When Jonathan returned, he called the council of the leaders together and made plans with them to build fortresses in Judea, ³⁶ to increase the height of the walls of Jerusalem, and to build a high wall to separate the fort from the city. This would isolate the fort, making it impossible for the enemy to buy or sell anything.