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Now in the hundred and sixtieth year Alexander the son of Antiochus, surnamed the Illustrious, came up and took Ptolemais, and they received him, and he reigned there.
2
And king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an exceeding great army, and went forth against him to fight.
3
And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan with peaceable words, to magnify him.
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For he said: Let us first make a peace with him, before he make one with Alexander against us.
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For he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and against his brother, and against his nation.
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And he gave him authority to gather together an army, and to make arms, and that he should be his confederate: and the hostages that were in the castle, he commanded to be delivered to him.