1 Maccabees 11:57

57 Then the young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, "I confirm you in the high priesthood, set you over the four districts, and make you one of the king's chief political advisors."

1 Maccabees 11:57 In-Context

55 The troops that Demetrius had dismissed gathered to fight against Demetrius and routed him, so he fled.

56 Trypho captured the elephants and gained control of Antioch.

57 Then the young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, "I confirm you in the high priesthood, set you over the four districts, and make you one of the king's chief political advisors."

58 He also sent him gold plates and table utensils, and granted him the right to drink from gold cups, dress in purple, and wear a gold buckle.

59 He appointed Jonathan's brother Simon governor from the peaks of Tyre to the borders of Egypt.

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