39 Then Trypho sought to become king of Asia, assume the diadem, and do violence to King Antiochus.
40 But he was afraid that Jonathan would not permit him, but would fight against him. Looking for a way to seize and kill him, he set out and came to Beth-shan.
41 Jonathan marched out to meet him with forty thousand picked fighting men and came to Beth-shan.
42 But when Trypho saw that Jonathan had arrived with a large army he was afraid to do him violence.
43 Instead, he received him with honor, introduced him to all his friends, and gave him presents. He also ordered his friends and soldiers to obey him as they would himself.
44 Then he said to Jonathan: “Why have you put all these people to so much trouble when we are not at war?
45 Now pick out a few men to stay with you, send the rest to their homes, and then come with me to Ptolemais. I will hand it over to you together with other strongholds and the remaining troops, as well as all the officials; then I will turn back and go home. That is why I came here.”