1
And the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the seashore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander's kingdom and join it to his own.
2
Thereupon he took his journey into Syria in a peaceable manner, so that they of the cities opened unto him and met him; for King Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his father-in-law.
3
Now as Ptolemy 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 showed him the temple of Dagon that was burned, and Azotus and the suburbs thereof that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad and those whom he had burned in the battle; for they had made heaps of them by the way where he would pass.
5
Also they told the king whatsoever Jonathan had done with the intent that he might blame Jonathan, but the king held his peace.
6
Then Jonathan met the king with great pomp at Joppa, where they saluted one another and lodged.