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And he confirmed him in the high priesthood, and all the honours he had before, and he made him the chief of his friends.
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And Jonathan requested of the king that he would make Judea free from tribute, and the three governments, and Samaria, and the confines thereof: and he promised him three hundred talents.
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And the king consented: and he wrote letters to Jonathan of all these things to this effect.
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King Demetrius to his brother Jonathan, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting.
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We send you here a copy of the letter, which we have written to Lasthenes our parent concerning you, that you might know it.