1. And in the hundred and sixties year Alexander Epiphanes, the son of Antiochus, went up and took possession of Ptolemais: and they received him, and he reigned there.
2. And king Demetrius heard thereof, and he gathered together exceeding great forces, and went forth to meet him in battle.
3. And Demetrius sent letters to Jonathan with words of peace, so as to magnify him.