⁷⁰ He died in the one hundred forty-sixth year and was buried in the tomb of his ancestors at Modein. And all Israel mourned for him with great lamentation.^(A)

Priestly Families

¹⁰ Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,^(A)

¹⁹ Then Jonathan and Simon took their brother Judas and buried him in the tomb of their ancestors at Modein^(A)

Jonathan’s Tomb

²⁵ Simon sent and took the bones of his brother Jonathan and buried him in Modein, the city of his ancestors.^(A)

²⁹ “Since wars often occurred in the country, Simon son of Mattathias, of the clan of Joarib, and his brothers, exposed themselves to danger and resisted the enemies of their nation, in order that their sanctuary and the law might be preserved, and they brought great glory to their nation.^(A)