35. And king Demetrius sent to him according to these words, and answered him, and wrote a letter to him, after this manner:
36. King Demetrius to Simon the high priest and Friend of kings, and to the elders and nation of the Jews, greeting:
37. The golden crown, and the palm branch, which you⌃ sent, we have received: and we are ready to make a stedfast peace with you, yes, and to write to our officers, to grant immunities to you.
38. And whatever things we confirmed to you, they are confirmed; and the strongholds, which you⌃ have builded, let them be your own.
39. As for any oversights and faults committed to this day, we forgive them, and the crown which you⌃ owed us: and if there were any other toll exacted in Jerusalem, let it be exacted no longer.