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• He sent envoys to King Demetrius to say, 'Come and let us make a treaty; I shall give you my daughter, whom Alexander now has, and you shall rule your father's kingdom. (1 Maccabees 11, 9)

• King Alexander was in Cilicia at the time, since the people of those parts had risen in revolt, (1 Maccabees 11, 14)

• Alexander fled to Arabia for refuge, and King Ptolemy reigned supreme. (1 Maccabees 11, 16)

• 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)

• 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)