unto Seleucia upon the sea coast, imagined
wicked counsels against Alexander.

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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:

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For I repent that I gave my daughter unto him, for he sought
to slay me.

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Thus did he slander him, because he was desirous of his
kingdom.

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Wherefore he took his daughter from him, and gave her to
Demetrius, and forsook Alexander, so that their hatred was
openly known.

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Then Ptolemee entered into Antioch, where he set two crowns
upon his head, the crown of Asia, and of Egypt.

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

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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.

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

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For Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexander's head, and sent
it unto Ptolemee.

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

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By this means Demetrius reigned in the hundred threescore and
seventh year.

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At the same time Jonathan gathered together them that were in
Judea to take the tower that was in Jerusalem: and he made many
engines of war against it.

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

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Whereof when he heard, he was angry, and immediately
removing, he came to Ptolemais, and wrote unto Jonathan, that he
should not lay siege to the tower, but come and speak with him
at Ptolemais in great haste.

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Nevertheless Jonathan, when he heard this, commanded to
besiege it still: and he chose certain of the elders of Israel
and the priests, and put himself in peril;

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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.

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And though certain ungodly men of the people had made
complaints against him,

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Yet the king entreated him as his predeces