1 Maccabees 14:37-39

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³⁷ He settled Jews in it and fortified it for the safety of the country and of the city and built the walls of Jerusalem higher.^(A)

³⁸ “In view of these things King Demetrius confirmed him in the high priesthood,^{(B) 39} made him one of his Friends, and paid him high honors.^(C)