1. And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that is along the shore of the sea, and many ships. And he sought to obtain the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and to add it to his own kingdom.
2. And he departed into Syria with words of peace, and they opened the cities to him, and they were meeting with him. For king Alexander had commanded them to go out to meet him, because he was his father-in-law.
3. But when Ptolemy entered a city, he placed garrisons of soldiers in each of the cities.
4. And when he drew near to Azotus, they revealed to him that the temple of Dagon had been burned with fire, and Azotus and its suburbs had been demolished, and bodies had been abandoned, and that, for those who had been cut to pieces in the war, they had made a tomb along the way.
5. And they told the king that Jonathan had done these things, so as to make him hated. But the king remained silent.
6. And Jonathan went to meet the king at Joppa with glory, and they greeted one another, and they stayed there.
7. And Jonathan went with the king as far as the river, which is called Eleutherus. And he returned to Jerusalem.
8. But king Ptolemy obtained the dominion of the coastal cities, as far as Seleucia, and he devised evil plans against Alexander.
9. And he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying: "Come, let us compose a pact between us, and I will give you my daughter, whom Alexander had, and you will reign in the kingdom of your father.
10. For I regret that I have given him my daughter. For he has sought to kill me."
11. And he slandered him, because he coveted his kingdom.
12. And he took away his daughter, and he gave her to Demetrius, and he alienated himself from Alexander, and his hostilities were made manifest.
13. And Ptolemy entered Antioch, and he placed two diadems upon his head, that of Egypt, and that of Asia.
14. Now king Alexander was in Cilicia at that time, because the people of those places were rebelling.
15. And when Alexander heard of it, he came against him in warfare. And king Ptolemy led forth his army, and he met him with a strong hand, and he put him to flight.