14. King Alexander was in Cilicia at the time because the people of that region were in a state of rebellion.
15. But when he heard what Ptolemy had done, he moved to attack him. Ptolemy met him with a large force and won a decisive victory.
16. While Ptolemy reached the peak of his power, Alexander fled to Arabia to find protection,
17. but an Arab named Zabdiel cut off his head and sent it to Ptolemy.
18. Two days later Ptolemy himself died, and the troops he had left in the fortresses were then killed by the local citizens.
19. So in the year 167 Demetrius the Second became king.
20. About that time Jonathan gathered the men of Judea to attack the fort in Jerusalem. They built many siege-platforms to use in the attack.