1 Maccabees 12:35-37

Good News Translation

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. ³⁷ The people worked together to strengthen the city's defenses because a part of the east wall along the Kidron Valley had collapsed and the Chaphenatha section was in need of repair.