11:23. But when Jonathan heard this, he bade them besiege it still: and
he chose some of the ancients of Israel, and of the priests, and put
himself in danger.

11:24. And he took gold, and silver, and raiment, and many other
presents, and went to the king to Ptolemais and he found favour in his
sight.

11:25. And certain wicked men of his nation made complaints against him.

11:26. And the king treated him as his predecessors had done before: and
he exalted him in the sight of all his friends.

11:27. And he confirmed him in the high priesthood and all the honours
he had before, and he made him the chief of his friends.

11:28. And Jonathan requested of the king that he would make Judea free
from tribute, and the three governments, and Samaria, and the confines
thereof: and he promised him three hundred talents.

11:29. And the king consented: and he wrote letters to Jonathan of all
these things, to this effect.

11:30. King Demetrius to his brother, Jonathan, and to the nation of the
Jews, greeting.

11:31. We send you here a copy of the letter which we have written to
Lasthenes, our parent, concerning you, that you might know it.

11:32. King Demetrius to Lasthenes, his parent, greetings.

11:33. We have determined to do good to the nation of the Jews, who are
our friends, and keep the things that are just with us, for their good
will which they bear towards us.

11:34. We have ratified, therefore, unto them all the borders of Judea,
and the three cities, Apherema, Lydda, and Ramatha, which are added to
Judea, out of Samaria, and all their confines, to be set apart to all
them that sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king
received of them every year, and for the fruits of the land, and of the
trees.

Apherema... is found only in the Greek version.

11:35. And as for other things that belonged to us of the tithes, and of
the tributes, from this time we discharge them of them: the saltpans
also, and the crowns that were presented to us.

11:36. We give all to them, and nothing hereof shall be revoked from
this time forth and for ever.

11:37. Now, therefore, see that thou make a copy of these things, and
let it be given to Jonathan, and set upon the holy mountain, in a
conspicuous place.

11:38. And king Demetrius, seeing that the land was quiet before him,
and nothing resisted him, sent away all his forces, every man to his own
place, except the foreign army, which he had draw