56 And Trypho took the elephants, and he obtained Antioch.
57 And young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying: "I confirm you in the priesthood, and I appoint you over the four cities, so as to be among the king's friends."
58 And he sent him vessels of gold for his ministry, and he gave him the authority to drink from gold, and to be clothed in purple, and to have a golden clasp.
59 And he appointed his brother Simon as governor, from the borders of Tyre, all the way to the borders of Egypt.
60 Then Jonathan went out, and he passed through the cities across the river. And all the armies of Syria were gathered together in assistance to him, and he came to Askalon, and those from the city met him honorably.
61 And he went from there to Gaza. And those who were in Gaza closed themselves in. And so he besieged it, and he burned all that was around the city, and he plundered it.
62 And those of Gaza petitioned Jonathan, and he pledged to them with his right hand, and he accepted their sons as hostages and sent them to Jerusalem. And he traveled through the country, as far as Damascus.