The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XI.

3 The dissension betwene Ptolemeus and Alexander his sō ne in law. 17 〈◊〉〈◊〉 death of Alexander. 19 Demetrius rei∣gneth alter the death of Ptolemeus. 22 Sion is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ed of Ionathan, 42 Demetrius seing that no man resisted him, sendeth his armie againe. 54 〈◊〉〈◊〉 moueth An∣tiochus against Demetrius.* 1.1

1 ANd the King of Egypt gathered a great hoste, like the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that lyeth vpon the sea shote, and manie ships, and went about through deceit to obteine the kingdome of Alexander, and to ioyne it vnto his owne realme.

2 Vpon this he went into Syria with friendlie wordes, and was let into the cities, and men came forthe to mete him: for King Alexan∣der had commanded them to mete him, be cause he was his father in Law.

3 Now when he entred into the citie of Ptole∣mais, he lefte bands and garisons in euerie citie.

4 And when he came nere to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt, and Azotus, and the suburbes there of that were destroyed, and the bodies cast abroad, & them that he had burnt in the bat tel: for they had made heapes of them by the way where he shulde passe.

5 And thei tolde the King what Ionathan had done, to the intent they might get him euil wil: but the King helde his peace.

6 And Ionathan met the King with great ho∣nour at Ioppe, where they saluted one ano∣ther, and laye there.

7 So when Ionathan had gone with the King vnto the water that was called Eleutherus, he turned againe to Ierusalem.

8 So King Ptolemeus gate the dominion of the cities by the sea vnto Seleucia vpon the sea coast, imagining wicked counsels against A∣lexander,

9 ¶ And sent ambassadours vnto King Deme∣trius, saying, Come, let vs make a league bet∣wene vs, and I wil giue thee my daughter, which Alexander hathe, and thou shalt rei∣gne in thy fathers kingdome.

10 For I repēt that I gaue Alexander my daugh ter: for he goeth about to slaye me.

11 Thus he sclandered Alexander, as one that shulde desire his realme.

12 And he toke his daughter from him, & gaue her vnto Demetrius, and forsoke Alexander, so that their hatred was openly knowen.

13 Then Ptolemeus came to Autiochia, where he set two crownes vpon his owne head, of Asia and of Egypt.

14 In the meane season was King Alexander in Cilicia for they that dwelt in those places had rebelled against him:

15 But when Alexāder heard it, he came to war re against him, and Ptolemeus broght for the his hoste, and met him with a mightie power and put him to flight.

16 Then fled Alexander into Arabia, there to be defended: so Ptolemeus was exalted.

17 And Zabdiel the Arabian smote of Alexan∣ders head, & sent it vnto Ptolemeus.

18 But the third dáy after King Ptolemeus dyed and thei that were in the holdes, were slayne one of another.

19 And Demetrius reigned in the hūdreth, thre score and seuenth yere.

20 ¶ At the same time gathered Ionathan them that were in Iudea, to laye siege vnto the ca∣stle, which was at Ierusalem, and they made manie instruments of warre against it.

21 Thē went there certeine vn godlie persones [which hated their owne people] vnto King (Demetrius,) and tolde him that Ionathan besieged the castle.

22 So when he heard it, he was angrie, and im∣mediatly came vnto Ptolemais, and wrote vn to Ionathan, that he shulde laye nomore siege vnto it, but that he shulde mete him & spea∣ke with him at Ptolemais in all haste.

23 Neuertheles when Ionathan heard this, he commanded to besiege it: he chose also cer∣teine of the Elders of Israel, and the Priest, & put him self in danger,

24 And toke with him siluer and golde, and ap parel, and diuerse presents, and went to Ptole mais vnto the King, and founde fauour in his sight.

25 And thogh certeine vngodlie men of his owne nacion had made complaintes vpon him,

26 Yet the King intreated him as his predeces∣sers had done, and promoted him in the sight of all his friends,

27 And confirmed him in the hie priesthode with all the honorable things, that he had a∣fore, and made him his chief friend.

28 Ionathā also desired the King, that he wold make Iudea fre with the thre gouernements and the countrey of Samaria, and (Ionathan) promised him thre hundreth talents.

29 Where unto the King consented & gaue Io∣nathan writing of the same, conteining these wordes,

30 KING DEMETRIVS vnto his bro∣ther Ionathan, and to the naciō of the Iewes sendeth greting.

31 We sēd you here a copie of the letter, which we did write vnto our cousin Lasthenes con∣cerning you, that ye shulde se it.

32 King Demetrius vnto Lasthenes his father sendeth greting.

33 For the faithfulnes that our friends the na∣cion of the Iewes kepe vnto vs, and for their good wil towardes vs we are ditermined to do them good.

34 Wherefore we assigne to thē the coasts of Iudea with the thre gouernements Aphere∣ma, and Lydda, and Ramathe [which are ad∣ded vnto Iudea from the countrey of Sama∣ria] and all that apperteineth to all them that sacrifice in Ierusalem: bothe concerning the paiments which the King toke yerely afore time, bothe for the frutes of the earth, & for the frutes of the trees.

35 As for the other things apperteining vnto vs of the tenths & tributes, which were due vnto vs, and the customes of salte, & crowne taxes, which were payed vnto vs, we dischar∣ge them of all from hence for the.

36 And nothing hereof shalbe reuoked from this time for the and foreuer.

37 Therefore se that ye make a copie of these things, and deliuer it vnto Ionathan, that it may be set vp vpon the holy mount in an opē place.

38 After this when Demetrius the King sawe that his land was in rest, and that no resistan ce was made against him, he sent away all his hoste, euerie man to his owne place, except certeine bandes of strangers, whome he broght from the yles of the heathen: where fore all his fathers hoste hated him.

39 Nowe was there one Tryphon, that had bene of Alexanders parte afore, which whē he sawe that all the hoste murmured against Demetrius, he went to“ 1.2 Simalcue the Ara∣bian, that broght vp Antiochus the sonne of Alexander.

40 And lay sore vpon him, to deliuer him this yong Antiochus, that he might reigne in his fathers stead: he tolde hym also what great euill Demetrius had done, and how his men of warre hated hym, and he remained there along season.

41 Also Ionathan sent vnto King Demetrius to driue them out whiche were in the castel at Ierusalém, and those that were in the for∣teresses: for they foght against Israél.

42 So Demetrius sent vnto Ionathan, saying, I will not onely do these thyngs for thee and thy nacion, but if opportunie serue, I wil ho nour thee and thy nacion.

43 Now therefore thou shalt do me a pleasu∣re, if thou wilt send me men to helpe me: for all mine armie is gone from me.

44 So Ionathan sent him thre thousand strong men vnto Antiochia, and they came vnto the King: wherefore the King was verie glad at their comming.

45 ¶ But they that were of the citie, euen an 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dreth, and twentie thousand men, gathered them together in the middes of the citie, ād wolde haue slaine the King.

46 But the King sled into the palace, and the ci tizens kept the stretes of the citie, and be∣ganne to fight.

47 Then the King called to the Iewes for hel∣pe, which came to him altogether, and went abroade through the citie.

48 And slewe the same day an hundreth thou∣sand, and set fyre vpon the citie, ād toke ma ny spoiles in that day, & deliuered the King.

49 So when the citizens sawe that the Iewes had gotten the vpper hand of the citie, and that they them selues were disappointed of their purpose, they made their supplication vnto the King, saying.

50 “ 1.3 Grant vs 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and let the Iewes cease frō vexing vs and the citie.

51 So they cast away their weapons, and made peace, and the Iewes were greatly honored before the King, and before all that were in his realme, and they came againe to Ierusa∣lém with great pray.

52 Then King Demetrius sate in the throne of his kingdome, and had peace in his land.

53 Neuertheles he dissembled in all that euer he spake, and withdrewe hym self from Io∣nathan, nether did he rewarde hym accor∣dyng to the benefites whiche he had done for him, but troubled him verie sore.

54 ¶ After returned Tryphon with the yong childe Antiochus, whiche regned, and was crowned.

55 Then there gathered vnto hym all the men of warre, whome Demetrius had scattered, and they foght against him, who fled and tur ned his backe.

56 So Tryphon toke the“ 1.4 beasts, and wan An∣tiochia.

57 And yong Antiochus wrote vnto Iona∣than, saying, I appoint thee to the chief Priest, aud make thee ruler ouer the foure gouernements, that thou maist be a friend of the Kings.

58 Vpon this he sent him golden vessels to be serued in, and gaue hym leaue to drynke in golde, and to weare purple, and to haue a colar of golde.

59 He made hys brother Simon also captaine from the coastes of Tyrus vnto the borders of Egypt.

60 Then 〈◊〉〈◊〉 went forthe and passed through the cities beyonde the flood, and all the mē of warre of Syria gathered vnto him for to helpe hym: so he came vnto Ascalon, ād they of the citie receiued him honorably

61 And from thence went he vnto Gaza: but they of Gaza shut hym out: wherefore be laid siege vnto it: and burned the suburbes there of with fyre, and spoiled them.

62 Then they of Gaza made supplication vnto lonathan, and he made peace with them, and toke of the sonnes of the chief men for hostages, and sent them to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and went through the countrey vnto Damascus.

63 And when 〈◊〉〈◊〉 heard that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 princes were come into Cades, whiche is in Galile, with a great host, purposing to driue him out of the countrey.

64 He came against them, and left Simon hys brother in the countrey.

65 And Simon besieged Beth-sura, and foght against it along season, and shut it vp.

66 So they desired to haue peace with him, whi che he granted them, and afterwarde put them out from thence, and toke the citie, ād set a garison in it.

67 Then Ionathan with his hoste came to the water of Genesar, and betimes in the mor∣ning came to the plaine of Azor.

68 And beholde the hostes of the“ 1.5 strangers met him in the plaine, and had layed ambush ments for him in the mountaines.

69 So that when they came against them, the ambushment rose out of their places and skirmished.

70 So that al that were of Ionathans side, fled: and there was not one of them left, except Mattathias the sonne of“ 1.6 Absalomus, and Iudas the sonne of Calphi the captaines of the hoste.

71 Then Ionathan rent hys clothes, and caste earth vpon his head, and prayed.

72 And turned againe to them to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and put them to flight, so that they flcd away.

73 Nowe when hys owne men that were fled, sawe this, they turned againe vnto him, and helped him to followe after all vnto their ten tes at Cades, and there they camped.

74 So there were slaine of the strangers the sa me day about thre thousand men, and Iona∣than

turned againe to Ierusalém.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ioseph Antiq. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. chap 7.
• “ 1.2

  Or, Emaleuel.
• “ 1.3

  Or, giue vs the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hand.
• “ 1.4

  Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• “ 1.5

  Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• “ 1.6

  Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.