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And king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an exceeding great army, and went forth against him to fight.
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And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan with peaceable words, to magnify him.
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For he said: Let us first make a peace with him, before he make one with Alexander against us.
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For he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and against his brother, and against his nation.
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And he gave him authority to gather together an army, and to make arms, and that he should be his confederate: and the hostages that were in the castle, he commanded to be delivered to him.
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And Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the hearing of all the people, and of them that were in the castle.
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And they were struck with great fear, because they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an army.
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And the hostages were delivered to Jonathan, and he restored them to their parents.
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And Jonathan dwelt in Jerusalem, and began to build, and to repair the city.
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And he ordered workmen to build the walls, and mount Sion round about with square stones for fortification: and so they did.
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And the strangers that were in the strong holds, which Bacchides had built, fled away.