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They set fire to the city and seized a large amount of spoil on that day, and saved the king.
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When the people of the city saw that the Jews had gained control of the city as they pleased, their courage failed and they cried out to the king with this entreaty:
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"Grant us peace, and make the Jews stop fighting against us and our city."
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And they threw down their arms and made peace. So the Jews gained glory in the sight of the king and of all the people in his kingdom, and they returned to Jerusalem with a large amount of spoil.
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So King Demetrius sat on the throne of his kingdom, and the land was quiet before him.
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But he broke his word about all that he had promised; he became estranged from Jonathan and did not repay the favors that Jonathan had done him, but treated him very harshly.
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After this Trypho returned, and with him the young boy Antiochus who began to reign and put on the crown.
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All the troops that Demetrius had discharged gathered around him; they fought against Demetrius, and he fled and was routed.
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Trypho captured the elephants and gained control of Antioch.
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Then the young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying, "I confirm you in the high priesthood and set you over the four districts and make you one of the king's Friends."
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He also sent him gold plate and a table service, and granted him the right to drink from gold cups and dress in purple and wear a gold buckle.