e was Diodotus, and was also called Trypho, took
notice the ill-will of the soldiers bare to Demetrius, and went to
Malchus the Arabian, who brought up Antiochus, the son of Alexander,
and told him what ill-will the army bare Demetrius, and persuaded him to
give him Antiochus, because he would make him king, and recover to him
the kingdom of his father. Malchus at the first opposed him in this
attempt, because he could not believe him; but when Trypho lay hard
at him for a long time, he over-persuaded him to comply with Trypho's
intentions and entreaties. And this was the state Trypho was now in.

2. But Jonathan the high priest, being desirous to get clear of those
that were in the citadel of Jerusalem, and of the Jewish deserters, and
wicked men, as well as of those in all the garrisons in the country,
sent presents and ambassadors to Demetrius, and entreated him to take
away his soldiers out of the strong holds of Judea. Demetrius made
answer, that after the war, which he was now deeply engaged in, was
over, he would not only grant him that, but greater things than that
also; and he desired he would send him some assistance, and informed him
that his army had deserted him. So Jonathan chose out three thousand of
his soldiers, and sent them to Demetrius.

3. Now the people of Antioch hated Demetrius, both on account of what
mischief he had himself done them, and because they were his enemies
also on account of his father Demetrius, who had greatly abused them; so
they watched some opportunity which they might lay hold on to fall upon
him. And when they were informed of the assistance that was coming to
Demetrius from Jonathan, and considered at the same time that he would
raise a numerous army, unless they prevented him, and seized upon him,
they took their weapons immediately, and encompassed his palace in
the way of a siege, and seizing upon all the ways of getting out, they
sought to subdue their king. And when he saw that the people of Antioch
were become his bitter enemies and that they were thus in arms, he took
the mercenary soldiers which he had with them, and those Jews who were
sent by Jonathan, and assaulted the Antiochians; but he was overpowered
by them, for they were many ten thousands, and was beaten. But when the
Jews saw that the Antiochians were superior, they went up to the top
of the palace, and shot at them from thence; and because they were so
remote from them by their height, that they suffered