5. They also told the king what Jonathan had done, throwing blame on him. But the king kept silent.
6. Jonathan met the king at Joppa with great ceremony. They greeted each other and spent the night there.
7. Jonathan went with the king as far as the Eleutherus River, and then he returned to Jerusalem.
8. So King Ptolemy gained control of the coastal cities as far as Seleucia by the sea. He kept devising evil plans against Alexander.
9. He sent envoys to King Demetrius to say, "Come, let’s make an agreement with each other. I’ll give you my daughter to marry, Alexander’s wife. Then you will rule over your father’s kingdom.
10. I now regret having given him my daughter since he tried to kill me."
11. He cast blame on Alexander because he desired to take his kingdom.
12. So he took his daughter away from Alexander and gave her to Demetrius. Ptolemy was estranged from Alexander, and their hostility was obvious to all.
13. Then Ptolemy entered Antioch and put on the crown of Asia. Thus he claimed two crowns for his head, those of Asia and Egypt.
14. King Alexander was in Cilicia at the time, because the people of that region were in revolt.
15. When Alexander heard about it, he came against Ptolemy in battle. Ptolemy marched out and met him with a strong force and caused him to retreat.
16. So Alexander fled into Arabia to seek protection there. King Ptolemy was triumphant.