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"Grant us peace, and make the Jews stop fighting against us and our city."
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And they threw down their arms and made peace. So the Jews gained glory in the eyes of the king and of all the people in his kingdom, and they returned to Jerusalem with much spoil.
52
So Demetrius the king sat on the throne of his kingdom, and the land was quiet before him.
53
But he broke his word about all that he had promised; and he became estranged from Jonathan and did not repay the favors which Jonathan had done him, but oppressed him greatly.
54
After this Trypho returned, and with him the young boy Antiochus who began to reign and put on the crown.
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All the troops that Demetrius had cast off gathered around him, and they fought against Demetrius, and he fled and was routed.
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And Trypho captured the elephants and gained control of Antioch.
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Then the young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying, "I confirm you in the high priesthood and set you over the four districts and make you one of the friends of the king."
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And he sent him gold plate and a table service, and granted him the right to drink from gold cups and dress in purple and wear a gold buckle.
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Simon his brother he made governor from the Ladder of Tyre to the borders of Egypt.
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Then Jonathan set forth and traveled beyond the river and among the cities, and all the army of Syria gathered to him as allies. When he came to Askalon, the people of the city met him and paid him honor.