18 Three days later, Ptolemy himself died, and the people in his fortresses killed the soldiers he had stationed there.
19 In the year 167 of the Syrian Kingdom, Demetrius the Second became king.
20 A little later, Jonathan gathered an army in Judea. He built a lot of weapons to break through city walls and then attacked the fortress in Jerusalem.
21 King Demetrius the Second found out about the attack from some Jews who really hated the other Jews.
22 Demetrius became furious, and right away he went to the city of Ptolemais. From there he wrote a letter to Jonathan and said, “Stop attacking the fortress in Jerusalem! Come to Ptolemais as soon as you can. We need to talk.”
23 After Jonathan read the letter, he ordered his soldiers to keep up the attack. Then he risked his own life by taking some of the priests and leaders
24 to Ptolemais. He brought silver, gold, some clothing, and many other gifts for Demetrius, which made Demetrius friendly toward him.