sors had done
before, and promoted him in the sight of all his friends,

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And confirmed him in the high priesthood, and in all the
honours that he had before, and gave him preeminence among his
chief friends.

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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.

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

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

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We send you here a copy of the letter which we did write unto
our cousin Lasthenes concerning you, that ye might see it.

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King Demetrius unto his father Lasthenes sendeth greeting:

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We are determined to do good to the people of the Jews, who
are our friends, and keep covenants with us, because of their
good will toward us.

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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.

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And as for other things that belong unto us, of the tithes
and customs pertaining unto us, as also the saltpits, and the
crown taxes, which are due unto us, we discharge them of them
all for their relief.

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And nothing hereof shall be revoked from this time forth for
ever.

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Now therefore see that thou make a copy of these things, and
let it be delivered unto Jonathan, and set upon the holy mount
in a conspicuous place.

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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.

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Moreover there was one Tryphon, that had been of Alexander's
part afore, who, seeing that all the host murmured against
Demetrius, went to Simalcue the Arabian that brought up
Antiochus the young son of Alexander,

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And lay sore upon him to del