1 Maccabees 11:57

57 The young King Antiochus wrote to Jonathan and confirmed him as High Priest and as ruler over the four regions and gave him the title "Friend of the King."

1 Maccabees 11:57 In-Context

55 All the soldiers that Demetrius had dismissed then came to the support of the young king. They defeated Demetrius, and he fled.

56 Trypho captured the elephants and took control of Antioch.

57 The young King Antiochus wrote to Jonathan and confirmed him as High Priest and as ruler over the four regions and gave him the title "Friend of the King."

58 He sent him a set of gold tableware and authorized him to drink from gold cups, to wear a royal robe, and to wear the gold shoulder buckle awarded to "Relatives of the King."

59 He also appointed Jonathan's brother Simon as governor of the territory from the Phoenician coast to the Egyptian border.