Talált 2202 Eredmények: King Demetrius
On the death of Alcimus, Bacchides went back to the king, and Judaea was left in peace for two years. (1 Maccabees 9, 57)
On hearing this, King Demetrius assembled a very large army and marched off to do battle with him. (1 Maccabees 10, 2)
Demetrius furthermore sent Jonathan a most conciliatory letter, promising to promote him in rank, (1 Maccabees 10, 3)
They were terrified when they heard that the king had given him authority to raise an army. (1 Maccabees 10, 8)
King Alexander heard of all the promises Demetrius had sent to Jonathan, and he was also given an account of the battles and exploits of this man and his brothers and of the hardships they had endured. (1 Maccabees 10, 15)
'King Alexander to his brother Jonathan, greetings. (1 Maccabees 10, 18)
Accordingly, we have today appointed you high priest of your nation, with the title of "Friend of the King" ' -- he also sent him a purple robe and a golden crown-'and you are to study our interests and maintain friendly relations with us.' (1 Maccabees 10, 20)
Demetrius was displeased when he heard what had happened. (1 Maccabees 10, 22)
And he wrote to them as follows: 'King Demetrius to the Jewish nation, greetings. (1 Maccabees 10, 25)
'Jews will be enrolled in the king's forces to the number of thirty thousand men and receive maintenance on the same scale as the rest of the king's forces. (1 Maccabees 10, 36)
Some of them will be stationed in the king's major fortresses, and from among others appointments will be made to positions of trust in the kingdom. Their officers and commanders will be appointed from their own number and will live under their own laws, as the king has prescribed for Judaea. (1 Maccabees 10, 37)
When Jonathan and the people heard these proposals, they put no faith in them and refused to accept them, remembering what great wrongs Demetrius had done to Israel and how cruelly he had oppressed them. (1 Maccabees 10, 46)
