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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)
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)
King Alexander now mustered large forces and advanced against Demetrius. (1 Maccabees 10, 48)
Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemy king of Egypt, with this message: (1 Maccabees 10, 51)
King Ptolemy replied as follows: 'Happy the day when you returned to the land of your ancestors and ascended their royal throne! (1 Maccabees 10, 55)
King Alexander went to meet him, and Ptolemy gave him the hand of his daughter Cleopatra and celebrated her wedding in Ptolemais with great magnificence, as kings do. (1 Maccabees 10, 58)
King Alexander then wrote to Jonathan to come and meet him. (1 Maccabees 10, 59)
A number of scoundrels, the pest of Israel, combined to denounce him, but the king paid no attention to them. (1 Maccabees 10, 61)
