16. And he said: Shall we find such another man? now therefore we will make him our friend and our confederate.
17. So he wrote a letter, and sent it to him according to these words, saying:
18. King Alexander to his brother Jonathan, greeting.
19. We have heard of thee, that thou art a man of great power, and fit to be our friend:
20. Now therefore we make thee this day high priest of thy nation, and that thou be called the king's friend, (and he sent him a purple robe, and a crown of gold,) and that thou be of one mind with us in our affairs, and keep friendship with us.