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Jonathan asked the king to exempt Judea and the three districts of Samaria from taxes, and promised him three hundred talents in return. (1 Maccabees 11, 28)
The king agreed and wrote to Jonathan regarding the matter in these terms: (1 Maccabees 11, 29)
"King Demetrius to Jonathan, to his brothers and to the whole Jewish nation, peace. (1 Maccabees 11, 30)
Have a copy of this decree made and delivered to Jonathan to be displayed on the Holy Mountain in a conspicuous place." (1 Maccabees 11, 37)
Meanwhile, Jonathan asked King Demetrius to withdraw the troops from the Citadel in Jerusalem and to call back the garrisons from the fortresses, since they were always fighting Israel. (1 Maccabees 11, 41)
Jonathan sent off three thousand valiant men to Antioch; they presented themselves before the king, and this made him very happy. (1 Maccabees 11, 44)
he forgot his promises and changed his attitude towards Jonathan. He did not treat him with the same kindness as he had done before, but began to treat him very harshly. (1 Maccabees 11, 53)
Then the young Antiochus sent Jonathan this letter: "I confirm your office as High Priest and make you governor of four districts, and I include you among the Friends of the King." (1 Maccabees 11, 57)
He also appointed Jonathan's brother Simon as general from the Ladder of Tyre to the frontiers of Egypt. (1 Maccabees 11, 59)
Jonathan then began to make rounds of the region and the cities on the western side of the Euphrates. The whole Syrian army came to his aid. He came to Askalon and the inhabitants of that city went out to receive him with full honors. (1 Maccabees 11, 60)
From there he went to Gaza, but the people there closed their gates on him. So Jonathan laid siege to it and burned the suburbs of the city, plundering everything. (1 Maccabees 11, 61)
Jonathan then received news that the generals of Demetrius were in Kadesh of Galilee with a great army and planned to capture him. (1 Maccabees 11, 63)
