1
And the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander's kingdom, and join it to his own.
2
Whereupon he took his journey into Spain in peaceable manner, so as they of the cities opened unto him, and met him: for king Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his brother in law.
3
Now as Ptolemee entered into the cities, he set in every one of them a garrison of soldiers to keep it.
4
And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt, and Azotus and the suburbs thereof that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad and them that he had burnt in the battle; for they had made heaps of them by the way where he should pass.
5
Also they told the king whatsoever Jonathan had done, to the intent he might blame him: but the king held his peace.
6
Then Jonathan met the king with great pomp at Joppa, where they saluted one another, and lodged.
7
Afterward Jonathan, when he had gone with the king to the river called Eleutherus, returned again to Jerusalem.
8
King Ptolemee therefore, having gotten the dominion of the cities by the sea unto Seleucia upon the sea coast, imagined wicked counsels against Alexander.
9
Whereupon he sent ambassadors unto king Demetrius, saying, Come, let us make a league betwixt us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in thy father's kingdom:
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For I repent that I gave my daughter unto him, for he sought to slay me.