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Then Jonathan asked the king to free Judea and the three districts of Samaria from tribute, and promised him three hundred talents.
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The king consented, and wrote a letter to Jonathan about all these things; its contents were as follows:
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"King Demetrius to Jonathan his brother and to the nation of the Jews, greeting.
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This copy of the letter which we wrote concerning you to Lasthenes our kinsman we have written to you also, so that you may know what it says.
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`King Demetrius to Lasthenes his father, greeting.
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