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Young Antiochus then wrote as follows to Jonathan: 'I confirm you in the high-priesthood and set you over the four districts and appoint you one of the Friends of the King.' (1 Maccabees 11, 57)
The envoys made their way to Rome, entered the Senate and said, 'Jonathan the high priest and the Jewish nation have sent us to renew your treaty of friendship and alliance with them as before.' (1 Maccabees 12, 3)
'Jonathan the high priest, the senate of the nation, the priests and the rest of the Jewish people to the Spartans their brothers, greetings. (1 Maccabees 12, 6)
'In the past, a letter was sent to Onias, the high priest, from Areios, one of your kings, stating that you are indeed our brothers, as the copy subjoined attests. (1 Maccabees 12, 7)
We, for our part, on every occasion, at our festivals and on other appointed days, unfailingly remember you in the sacrifices we offer and in our prayers, as it is right and fitting to remember brothers. (1 Maccabees 12, 11)
'Areios king of the Spartans, to Onias the high priest, greetings. (1 Maccabees 12, 20)
Rebuilding the city was a co-operative effort: part of the wall over the eastern ravine had fallen down; he restored the quarter called Chaphenatha. (1 Maccabees 12, 37)
He was apprehensive that Jonathan might not allow him to do this, and might even make war on him, so he set out and came to Beth-Shean, in the hopes of finding some pretext for having him arrested and put to death. (1 Maccabees 12, 40)
Trypho sent troops and cavalry into Galilee and the Great Plain to destroy all Jonathan's supporters. (1 Maccabees 12, 49)
The surrounding nations were all now looking for ways of destroying them: 'They have no leader,' they said, 'no ally; we have only to attack them now, and we shall blot out their very memory from all peoples.' (1 Maccabees 12, 53)
Rather will I avenge my nation and the sanctuary and your wives and children, now that the foreigners are all united in malice to destroy us.' (1 Maccabees 13, 6)
Simon sent and recovered the bones of his brother Jonathan, and buried him in Modein, the town of his ancestors. (1 Maccabees 13, 25)
