17. And he wrote letters, and sent them to him, according to these words, saying,
18. King Alexander to his brother Jonathan, greeting:
19. We have heard of you, that you are a mighty man of valour, and meet to be our Friend.
20. And now we have appointed you this day to be high priest of your nation, and to be called the king’s Friend (and he sent to him a purple robe and a crown of gold), and to take our part, and to keep friendship with us.