6. Jonathan, with all the proper ceremony, went to Joppa to meet him. They exchanged greetings and spent the night there.
7. Jonathan accompanied him as far as the River Eleutherus before returning to Jerusalem.
8. In this way King Ptolemy, in his plot against Alexander, took control of the towns along the coast as far north as Seleucia-by-the-sea.
9. From there Ptolemy sent this message to King Demetrius: “Let's make a treaty. My daughter is now Alexander's wife, but I will take her back and give her to you and let you rule over your father's kingdom.