14. Only in Bethsura there remained some of them, that had forsaken the law, and the commandments of God: for this was a place of refuge for them.
15. And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius had made Jonathan: and they told him of the battles, and the worthy acts that he, and his brethren had done, and the labours that they had endured.
16. And he said: Shall we find such another man? now therefore we will make him our friend and our confederate.
17. So he wrote a letter, and sent it to him according to these words, saying:
18. King Alexander to his brother Jonathan, greeting.
19. We have heard of thee, that thou art a man of great power, and fit to be our friend: