2 And king Demetrius heard thereof, and he gathered together exceeding great forces, and went forth to meet him in battle.
3 And Demetrius sent letters to Jonathan with words of peace, so as to magnify him.
4 For he said, let us be beforehand to make peace with them, ere he make peace with Alexander against us:
5 for he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and to his brethren and to his nation.
6 And he gave him authority to gather together forces, and to provide arms, and that he should be his confederate: and he commanded that they should deliver up to him the hostages that were in the citadel.
7 And Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the audience of all the people, and of them that were in the citadel:
8 and they were sore afraid, when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together a host.