olled among the king's
forces about thirty thousand men of the Jews, unto whom pay
shall be given, as belongeth to all king's forces.

1 Mac 10:37
And of them some shall be placed in the king's strong holds,
of whom also some shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom,
which are of trust: and I will that their overseers and
governors be of themselves, and that they live after their own
laws, even as the king hath commanded in the land of Judea.

1 Mac 10:38
And concerning the three governments that are added to Judea
from the country of Samaria, let them be joined with Judea, that
they may be reckoned to be under one, nor bound to obey other
authority than the high priest's.

1 Mac 10:39
As for Ptolemais, and the land pertaining thereto, I give it
as a free gift to the sanctuary at Jerusalem for the necessary
expences of the sanctuary.

1 Mac 10:40
Moreover I give every year fifteen thousand shekels of silver
out of the king's accounts from the places appertaining.

1 Mac 10:41
And all the overplus, which the officers payed not in as in
former time, from henceforth shall be given toward the works of
the temple.

1 Mac 10:42
And beside this, the five thousand shekels of silver, which
they took from the uses of the temple out of the accounts year
by year, even those things shall be released, because they
appertain to the priests that minister.

1 Mac 10:43
And whosoever they be that flee unto the temple at Jerusalem,
or be within the liberties hereof, being indebted unto the king,
or for any other matter, let them be at liberty, and all that
they have in my realm.

1 Mac 10:44
For the building also and repairing of the works of the
sanctuary expences shall be given of the king's accounts.

1 Mac 10:45
Yea, and for the building of the walls of Jerusalem, and the
fortifying thereof round about, expences shall be given out of
the king's accounts, as also for the building of the walls in
Judea.

1 Mac 10:46
Now when Jonathan and the people heard these words, they gave
no credit unto them, nor received them, because they remembered
the great evil that he had done in Israel; for he had afflicted
them very sore.

1 Mac 10:47
But with Alexander they were well pleased, because he was the
first that entreated of true peace with them, and they were
confederate with him always.

1 Mac 10:48
Then gathered king Alexander great forces, and camped over
against Demetrius.

1 Mac 10:49
And after the two ki