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47 But with Alexander they were well pleased, because he was the first that en treated of true peace with them, and they were confederate with him always.

48 Then gathered king Alexander great forces, and camped over against Demetrius.

49 And after the two kings had joined battle, Demetrius' host fled : but Alexan der followed after him, and prevailed a- gainst them.

50 And he continued the battle very fore until the fun went down : and that day was Demetrius flain.

51 Afterward Alexander sent ambassa dors to Ptolemee king of Egypt with a message to this effect :

52 Forasmuch as I am come again to my realm, and am set in the throne of my progenitors, and have gotten the do minion, and overthrown Demetrius, and •recovered our country ;

53 For after I had joined battle with him, both he and his host was discomfited by us, so that we sit in the throne of his kingdom ;

54 Now therefore let us make a league of amity together, and give me now thy daughter to wife : and I will be thy fon- in law, and will give both thee and her gifts according to thy dignity.

55 Then Ptolemee the king gave answer, saying, Happy be the day wherein thou didst return into the land of thy fathers, and satest in the throne of their kingdom. c6 And now will I do to thee, as thou hast written : meet me therefore at Ptole- mais, that we may fee one another ; for I will marry my daughter to thee according to thy desire.

57 So Ptolemee went out of Egypt with his daughter Cleopatra, and they came unto Ptolemais in the hundred threescore and second year :

58 Where king Alexander meeting him, he gave unto him his daughter Cle opatra, and _ celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais with great glory, as the man ner of kings is.

59 Now king Alexander had written unto Jonathan, that he mould come and meet him.

60 Who thereupon went honourably to Ptolemais, where he met the two kings, and gave them and their friends silver and gold, and many presents, and found favour in their sight.

61 At that time certain pestilent fellows of Israel, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him, to accuse him : but cfiej(*r|T the king would not hear them. ek. 150.

62 Yea more than that, the king com manded to take off his garments, and clothe him in purple : and they did so.

63 Also he made him sit by himself, and said unto his princes, Go with him into the midst of the city, and make proclama tion, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause.

64 Now when his accusers saw that he was honoured according to the pro clamation, and clothed in purple, they fled all away.

65 So the king honoured him, and wrote him among his chief friends, and made him a duke, and || partaker ofhis dominion. || Or, 66 Afterward Jonathan returned to Je- &^""Z rusalem with peace and gladness, •viitct.

67 Furthermore in the hundred three- cir. 14* score and fifth year came Demetrius son of Demetrius out of Crete into the land of his fathers :

68 Whereof when king Alexander heard tell, he was right sorry, and returned into Antioch.

69 Then Demetrius made Apollonius the governor of Celosyria his general, who gathered together a great host, and camp ed in Jamnia, and sent unto Jonathan tne high priest, saying,

70 Thou alone liftest up thyself against us, and I am laughed to scorn for thy sake, and reproached : and why dost thou vaunt thy power against us in the mountains ?

71 Now therefore, if thou trustest in thine own strength, come down to us into the plain field, and there let us try the matter together : for with me is the power of the cities.

72 Ask and learn who I am, and the rest that take our part, and they shall tell thee that thy foot is notable to stand before our face ; for thy fathers have been twice put to flight in their own land.

73 Wherefore now thou shalt not be able to abide the horsemen and so great a power in the plain, where is neither stone nor flint, nor place to flee unto.

74 So when Jonathan heard these words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind, and choosing ten thousand men he went out of Jerusalem, where Simon his brother met him for to help him.

75 And he pitched his tents against Joppe : but they of Joppe shut him out of the city, because Appollonius had a garrison there.

76 Then Jonathan laid siege unto it':