5
Demetrius thought that Jonathan would certainly remember all the wrongs he had done to him, his brothers, and the entire Jewish nation.
6
And so Demetrius made Jonathan his ally and gave him authority to raise an army and equip it. He also ordered that the hostages held in the fort at Jerusalem should be handed over to Jonathan.
7
So Jonathan went to Jerusalem and read the letter to all the people and to the men in the fort.
8
These men were terrified when they learned that the king had given Jonathan authority to raise an army.
9
They handed the hostages over to him, and he returned them to their parents.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.