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CHAPTER MACCABEES 11
And the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore,
and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander's kingdom, and join it to his own.
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Whereupon he took his journey into Spain in peaceable manner, so as they of the cities opened
unto him, and met him: for king Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his
brother in law.
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Now as Ptolemee entered into the cities, he set in every one of them a garrison of soldiers to
keep it.
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And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt, and
Azotus and the suburbs thereof that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad and them
that he had burnt in the battle; for they had made heaps of them by the way where he should pass.
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Also they told the king whatsoever Jonathan had done, to the intent he might blame him: but
the king held his peace.
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Then Jonathan met the king with great pomp at Joppa, where they saluted one another, and
lodged.
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Afterward Jonathan, when he had gone with the king to the river called Eleutherus, returned
again to Jerusalem.
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King Ptolemee therefore, having gotten the dominion of the cities by the sea unto Seleucia
upon the sea coast, imagined wicked counsels against Alexander.
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Whereupon he sent ambasadors unto king Demetrius, saying, Come, let us make a league
betwixt us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in thy
father's kingdom:
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For I repent that I gave my daughter unto him, for he sought to slay me.
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Thus did he slander him, because he was desirous of his kingdom.
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Wherefore he took his daughter from him, and gave her to Demetrius, and forsook Alexander,
so that their hatred was openly known.
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Then Ptolemee entered into Antioch, where he set two crowns upon his head, the crown of
Asia, and of Egypt.
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In the mean season was king Alexander in Cilicia, because those that dwelt in those parts had
revolted from him.
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But when Alexander heard of this, he came to war against him: whereupon king Ptolemee
brought forth his host, and met him with a mighty power, and put him to flight.
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So Alexander fled into Arabia there to be defended; but king Ptolemee was exalted:
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For Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexander's head, and sent it unto Ptolemee.
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King Ptolemee also died the third day after, and they that were in the strong holds were slain
one of another.
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By this means Demetrius reigned in the hundred threescore and seventh year.
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