64 And so it happened that, when his accusers saw his glory being proclaimed, and him clothed in purple, they all fled away.
65 And the king magnified him, and he enrolled him among his foremost friends, and he gave him a position as governor and as a participant in his dominion.
66 And Jonathan returned to Jerusalem with peace and joy.
67 In the one hundred and sixty-fifth year, Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, came from Crete into the land of his fathers.
68 And king Alexander heard of it, and he was very sorrowful, and he returned to Antioch.
69 And king Demetrius appointed Apollonius as his general, who was in charge of Coelesyria. And he gathered together a great army, and he drew near to Jamnia. And he sent to Jonathan, the high priest,
70 saying: "You alone resist us, and so I have been brought to derision and disgrace, because you exercise your power against us in the mountains.