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And the country of the Indians, and of the Medes, and of the Lydians, some of their best provinces: and those which they had taken from them they gave to king Eumenes. (1 Maccabees 8, 8)
Moreover concerning the evils that Demetrius the king hath done against them, we have written to him, saying: Why hast thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends, and allies, the Jews? (1 Maccabees 8, 31)
In the mean time when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his army were fallen in battle, he sent again Bacchides and Alcimus into Judea; and the right wing of his army with them. (1 Maccabees 9, 1)
And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead: and he returned to the king, and the land was quiet for two years. (1 Maccabees 9, 57)
And king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an exceeding great army, and went forth against him to fight. (1 Maccabees 10, 2)
And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan with peaceable words, to magnify him. (1 Maccabees 10, 3)
And they were struck with great fear, because they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an army. (1 Maccabees 10, 8)
And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius had made Jonathan: and they told him of the battles, and the worthy acts that he, and his brethren had done, and the labours that they had endured. (1 Maccabees 10, 15)
King Alexander to his brother Jonathan, greeting. (1 Maccabees 10, 18)
Now therefore we make thee this day high priest of thy nation, and that thou be called the king's friend, (and he sent him a purple robe, and a crown of gold,) and that thou be of one mind with us in our affairs, and keep friendship with us. (1 Maccabees 10, 20)
And Demetrius heard these words, and was exceeding sorry, and said: (1 Maccabees 10, 22)
And he wrote to them in these words: King Demetrius to the nation of the Jews, greeting. (1 Maccabees 10, 25)
