5
They also told the king what Jonathan had done, to throw blame on him; but the king kept silent.
6
Jonathan met the king at Joppa with pomp, and they greeted one another and spent the night there.
7
And Jonathan went with the king as far as the river called Eleutherus; then he returned to Jerusalem.
8
So King Ptolemy gained control of the coastal cities as far as Seleucia by the sea, and he kept devising evil designs against Alexander.
9
He sent envoys to Demetrius the king, saying, "Come, let us make a covenant with each other, and I will give you in marriage my daughter who was Alexander's wife, and you shall reign over your father's kingdom.
10
For I now regret that I gave him my daughter, for he has tried to kill me."
11
He threw blame on Alexander because he coveted his kingdom.
12
So he took his daughter away from him and gave her to Demetrius. He was estranged from Alexander, and their enmity became manifest.
13
Then Ptolemy entered Antioch and put on the crown of Asia. Thus he put two crowns upon his head, the crown of Egypt and that of Asia.
14
Now Alexander the king was in Cilicia at that time, because the people of that region were in revolt.
15
And Alexander heard of it and came against him in battle. Ptolemy marched out and met him with a strong force, and put him to flight.