1 Maccabees 10:2

2 When King Demetrius heard about it, he assembled a very large army. He marched out to meet Alexander in battle.

1 Maccabees 10:2 In-Context

1 In the year 160, Alexander Epiphanes, Antiochus' son, landed and occupied Ptolemais. They welcomed him there, and he began to rule.

2 When King Demetrius heard about it, he assembled a very large army. He marched out to meet Alexander in battle.

3 Demetrius sent a friendly letter to Jonathan to honor him.

4 Demetrius thought to himself, We should make peace with Jonathan before he aligns with Alexander against us.

5 If we don't do so, he will recall all the wrongs that we did to him, his brothers, and his nation.