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and confirmed him in the high priesthood and in all the honors that he had before, and gave him preeminence among his chief friends.
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Then Jonathan desired of the king that he would make Judea free from tribute, as also the three governments with the country of Samaria; and he promised him three hundred talents.
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So the king consented and wrote letters unto Jonathan concerning all these things in this manner:
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King Demetrius unto his brother Jonathan and unto the nation of the Jews sendeth greeting:
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We send you here a copy of the letter which we wrote unto our cousin Lasthenes concerning you, that ye might see it.
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.