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Three days later King Ptolemy died, and the Egyptian garrisons in the strongholds were killed by the local inhabitants. (1 Maccabees 11, 18)
So Demetrius became king in the year 167. (1 Maccabees 11, 19)
But some renegades who hated their nation made their way to the king and told him that Jonathan was besieging the Citadel. (1 Maccabees 11, 21)
The king was angered by the news. No sooner had he been informed than he set out and came to Ptolemais. He wrote to Jonathan, telling him to raise the siege and to meet him for a conference in Ptolemais as soon as possible. (1 Maccabees 11, 22)
When Jonathan heard this, he gave orders for the siege to continue; he then selected a deputation from the elders of Israel and the priests, and took the deliberate risk (1 Maccabees 11, 23)
of himself taking silver and gold, clothing and numerous other presents, and going to Ptolemais to face the king, whose favour he succeeded in winning; (1 Maccabees 11, 24)
the king treated him as his predecessors had treated him, and promoted him in the presence of all his friends. (1 Maccabees 11, 26)
Jonathan asked the king to exempt Judaea and the three Samaritan districts from taxation, promising him three hundred talents in return. (1 Maccabees 11, 28)
The king consented, and wrote Jonathan a rescript covering the whole matter, in these terms: (1 Maccabees 11, 29)
'King Demetrius to Jonathan his brother, and to the Jewish nation, greetings. (1 Maccabees 11, 30)
"King Demetrius to his father Lasthenes, greetings. (1 Maccabees 11, 32)
We confirm them in their possession of the territory of Judaea and the three districts of Aphairema, Lydda and Ramathaim; these were annexed to Judaea from Samaritan territory, with all their dependencies, in favour of all who offer sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the royal dues which the king formerly received from them every year, from the yield of the soil and the fruit crops. (1 Maccabees 11, 34)
