39
Then Trypho attempted to become king in Asia and put on the crown, and to raise his hand against King Antiochus.
40
He feared that Jonathan might not permit him to do so, but might make war on him, so he kept seeking to seize and kill him, and he marched out and came to Beth-shan.
41
Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand picked warriors, and he came to Beth-shan.
42
When Trypho saw that he had come with a large army, he was afraid to raise his hand against him.
43
So he received him with honor and commended him to all his Friends, and he gave him gifts and commanded his Friends and his troops to obey him as they would himself.
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