13. And each one abandoned his place and departed into his own land.
14. Only in Bethzur did there remain some others of these, who had forsaken the law and the precepts of God. For this was a refuge for them.
15. And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius promised to Jonathan. And they described the battles to him, and the virtuous deeds that he and his brothers had done, and the hardships that they had endured.
16. And he said: "Would we ever find another such man? And so now, let us make him our friend and our associate."
17. And so, he wrote a letter, and he sent it to him, according to these words, saying:
18. "King Alexander to his brother, Jonathan: greetings.