6. And he gave him authority to gather together forces, and to provide arms, and that he should be his confederate: and he commanded that they should deliver up to him the hostages that were in the citadel.
7. And Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the audience of all the people, and of them that were in the citadel:
8. and they were sore afraid, when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together a host.
9. And they of the citadel delivered up the hostages to Jonathan, and he restored them to their parents.
10. And Jonathan lived in Jerusalem, and began to build and renew the city.
11. And he commanded them that did the work to build the walls and the mount Sion round about with square stones for defence; and they did so.
12. And the strangers, that were in the strongholds which Bacchides had built, fled away;
13. and each man left his place, and departed into his own land.
14. Only at Bethsura were there left certain of those that had forsaken the law and the commandments; for it was a place of refuge to them.
15. And king Alexander heard all the promises which Demetrius had sent to Jonathan: and they told him of the battles and the valiant deeds which he and his brethren had done, and of the toils which they had endured;
16. And he said, Shall we find such another man? and now we will make him our Friend and confederate.
17. And he wrote letters, and sent them to him, according to these words, saying,
18. King Alexander to his brother Jonathan, greeting:
19. We have heard of you, that you are a mighty man of valour, and meet to be our Friend.
20. And now we have appointed you this day to be high priest of your nation, and to be called the king’s Friend (and he sent to him a purple robe and a crown of gold), and to take our part, and to keep friendship with us.
21. And Jonathan put on the holy garments in the seventh month of the hundred and sixties year, at the feast of tabernacles, and he gathered together forces, and provided arms in abundance.
22. And Demetrius heard these things, and he was grieved, and said,
23. What is this that we have done, that Alexander has been beforehand with us in establishing friendship with the Jews, to strengthen himself?
24. I also will write to them words of encouragement and of honor and of gifts, that they may be with me to aid me.
25. And he sent to them according to these words: King Demetrius to the nation of the Jews, greeting: