1 Maccabees 11:28

28 Then Jonathan asked the king to free Judea and the three districts of Samaria from tribute, and promised him three hundred talents.

1 Maccabees 11:28 In-Context

26 the king treated him as his predecessors had treated him; he exalted him in the presence of all his Friends.

27 He confirmed him in the high priesthood and in as many other honors as he had formerly had, and caused him to be reckoned among his chief Friends.

28 Then Jonathan asked the king to free Judea and the three districts of Samaria from tribute, and promised him three hundred talents.

29 The king consented, and wrote a letter to Jonathan about all these things; its contents were as follows:

30 "King Demetrius to his brother Jonathan and to the nation of the Jews, greetings.

Footnotes

• [a]. Cn: Gk [the three districts and Samaria]