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for he will remember all the wrongs which we did to him and to his brothers and his nation."
6
So Demetrius gave him authority to recruit troops, to equip them with arms, and to become his ally; and he commanded that the hostages in the citadel should be released to him.
7
Then Jonathan came to Jerusalem and read the letter in the hearing of all the people and of the men in the citadel.
8
They were greatly alarmed when they heard that the king had given him authority to recruit troops.
9
But the men in the citadel released the hostages to Jonathan, and he returned them to their parents.
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