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1 Maccabees 10:62 | View Chapter | Context

Yea more than that, the king commanded to take off his garments, and clothe him in purple: and they did so.

1 Maccabees 10:65 | View Chapter | Context

So the king honoured him, and wrote him among his chief friends, and made him a duke, and partaker of his dominion.

1 Maccabees 10:68 | View Chapter | Context

Whereof when king Alexander heard tell, he was right sorry, and returned into Antioch.

1 Maccabees 10:88 | View Chapter | Context

Now when king Alexander heard these things, he honoured Jonathan yet more.

1 Maccabees 10:89 | View Chapter | Context

And sent him a buckle of gold, as the use is to be given to such as are of the king's blood: he gave him also Accaron with the borders thereof in possession.

1 Maccabees 11:1 | View Chapter | Context

And the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander's kingdom, and join it to his own.

1 Maccabees 11:2 | View Chapter | Context

Whereupon he took his journey into Spain in peaceable manner, so as they of the cities opened unto him, and met him: for king Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his brother in law.

1 Maccabees 11:5 | View Chapter | Context

Also they told the king whatsoever Jonathan had done, to the intent he might blame him: but the king held his peace.

1 Maccabees 11:6 | View Chapter | Context

Then Jonathan met the king with great pomp at Joppa, where they saluted one another, and lodged.

1 Maccabees 11:7 | View Chapter | Context

Afterward Jonathan, when he had gone with the king to the river called Eleutherus, returned again to Jerusalem.

1 Maccabees 11:8 | View Chapter | Context

King Ptolemee therefore, having gotten the dominion of the cities by the sea unto Seleucia upon the sea coast, imagined wicked counsels against Alexander.

1 Maccabees 11:9 | View Chapter | Context

Whereupon he sent ambasadors unto king Demetrius, saying, Come, let us make a league betwixt us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in thy father's kingdom:

1 Maccabees 11:14 | View Chapter | Context

In the mean season was king Alexander in Cilicia, because those that dwelt in those parts had revolted from him.

1 Maccabees 11:15 | View Chapter | Context

But when Alexander heard of this, he came to war against him: whereupon king Ptolemee brought forth his host, and met him with a mighty power, and put him to flight.

1 Maccabees 11:16 | View Chapter | Context

So Alexander fled into Arabia there to be defended; but king Ptolemee was exalted:

1 Maccabees 11:18 | View Chapter | Context

King Ptolemee also died the third day after, and they that were in the strong holds were slain one of another.

1 Maccabees 11:21 | View Chapter | Context

Then came ungodly persons, who hated their own people, went unto the king, and told him that Jonathan besieged the tower,

1 Maccabees 11:24 | View Chapter | Context

And took silver and gold, and raiment, and divers presents besides, and went to Ptolemais unto the king, where he found favour in his sight.

1 Maccabees 11:26 | View Chapter | Context

Yet the king entreated him as his predecessors had done before, and promoted him in the sight of all his friends,

1 Maccabees 11:28 | View Chapter | Context

Then Jonathan desired 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.

1 Maccabees 11:29 | View Chapter | Context

So the king consented, and wrote letters unto Jonathan of all these things after this manner:

1 Maccabees 11:30 | View Chapter | Context

King Demetrius unto his brother Jonathan, and unto the nation of the Jews, sendeth greeting:

1 Maccabees 11:32 | View Chapter | Context

King Demetrius unto his father Lasthenes sendeth greeting:

1 Maccabees 11:34 | View Chapter | Context

Wherefore we have ratified unto them the borders of Judea, with the three governments of Apherema and Lydda and Ramathem, that are added unto Judea from the country of Samaria, and all things appertaining unto them, for all such as do sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them yearly aforetime out of the fruits of the earth and of trees.

1 Maccabees 11:38 | View Chapter | Context

After this, when king Demetrius saw that the land was quiet before him, and that no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces, every one to his own place, except certain bands of strangers, whom he had gathered from the isles of the heathen: wherefore all the forces of his fathers hated him.

1 Maccabees 11:41 | View Chapter | Context

In the mean time Jonathan sent unto king Demetrius, that he would cast those of the tower out of Jerusalem, and those also in the fortresses: for they fought against Israel.

1 Maccabees 11:44 | View Chapter | Context

Upon this Jonathan sent him three thousand strong men unto Antioch: and when they came to the king, the king was very glad of their coming.

1 Maccabees 11:45 | View Chapter | Context

Howbeit they that were of the city gathered themselves together into the midst of the city, to the number of an hundred and twenty thousand men, and would have slain the king.

1 Maccabees 11:46 | View Chapter | Context

Wherefore the king fled into the court, but they of the city kept the passages of the city, and began to fight.

1 Maccabees 11:47 | View Chapter | Context

Then the king called to the Jews for help, who came unto him all at once, and dispersing themselves through the city slew that day in the city to the number of an hundred thousand.