43. Now, therefore, you will do well if you send men as auxiliaries to me. For all my army has withdrawn from me."
44. And Jonathan sent three thousand strong men to him at Antioch. And they came to the king, and the king was delighted at their arrival.
45. And those who were of the city gathered together, one hundred and twenty thousand men, and they wanted to execute the king.
46. And the king fled into the royal court. And those who were of the city, occupied the passageways of the city, and they began to fight.
47. And the king called the Jews to his assistance. And they came together before him at the same time, and then they all dispersed themselves throughout the city.
48. And they killed, in that day, one hundred thousand men, and they set fire to the city, and they seized many spoils in that day, and they freed the king.
49. And those who were of the city saw that the Jews had taken the city, just as they wanted, and they were weakened in their resolve, and they cried out to the king with supplication, saying,
50. "Grant us a pledge, and let the Jews cease from assailing us and the city."
51. And they threw down their arms, and they made peace. And the Jews were glorified in the sight of the king and in the sight of all who were in his realm. And they became renowned in the kingdom, and they returned to Jerusalem, holding many spoils.
52. And so king Demetrius sat on the throne of his kingdom. And the land was quieted in his sight.