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"King Demetrius to his father Lasthenes, greetings. (1 Maccabees 11, 32)
We confirm them in their possession of the territory of Judaea and the three districts of Aphairema, Lydda and Ramathaim; these were annexed to Judaea from Samaritan territory, with all their dependencies, in favour of all who offer sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the royal dues which the king formerly received from them every year, from the yield of the soil and the fruit crops. (1 Maccabees 11, 34)
When King Demetrius saw that the country was at peace under his rule and that no resistance was offered him, he dismissed his forces, and sent all the men home, except for the foreign troops that he had recruited in the foreign island, thus incurring the enmity of the veterans who had served his ancestors. (1 Maccabees 11, 38)
and repeatedly urged him to let him have the boy, so that he might succeed his father as king; he told him of Demetrius' decision and of the resentment it had aroused among his troops. He spent a long time there. (1 Maccabees 11, 40)
Jonathan, meanwhile, sent to ask King Demetrius to withdraw the garrisons from the Citadel in Jerusalem and from the other fortresses, since they were constantly fighting Israel. (1 Maccabees 11, 41)
Jonathan sent three thousand experienced soldiers to him in Antioch; when they reached the king, he was delighted at their arrival. (1 Maccabees 11, 44)
The citizens crowded together in the centre of the city, to the number of some hundred and twenty thousand, intending to kill the king. (1 Maccabees 11, 45)
The king took refuge in the palace, while the citizens occupied the thoroughfares of the city and began to attack. (1 Maccabees 11, 46)
The king then called on the Jews for help; and these all rallied round him, then fanned out through the city, and that day killed about a hundred thousand of its inhabitants. (1 Maccabees 11, 47)
They fired the city, seizing a great deal of plunder at the same time, and secured the king's safety. (1 Maccabees 11, 48)
When the citizens saw that the Jews had the city at their mercy, their courage failed them, and they made an abject appeal to the king, (1 Maccabees 11, 49)
They threw down their arms and made peace. The Jews were covered in glory, in the eyes of the king and of everyone else in his kingdom. Having won renown in his kingdom, they returned to Jerusalem laden with booty. (1 Maccabees 11, 51)
