1. And in the one hundred and sixtieth year, Alexander, the son of Antiochus, who was surnamed the illustrious, came up and occupied Ptolemais, and they received him, and he reigned there.
2. And king Demetrius heard of it, and he gathered together an exceedingly great army, and he went forth to meet him in battle.
3. And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan, with peaceful words, to magnify him.
4. For he said, "Let us first make a peace with him, before he makes one with Alexander against us.
5. For he will remember all the evils that we have done to him, and to his brother, and to his nation."