Ptolemee invades the kingdom of Alexander: the latter is slain: and the former dies soon after. Demetrius honours Jonathan, and is rescued by the Jews from his own subjects in Antioch. Antiochus the younger favours Jonathan. His exploits in divers places. 11:1. And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom. 11:2. And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law. 11:3. Now when Ptolemee entered into the cities, he put garrisons of soldiers in every city. 11:4. And when he came near to Azotns, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt with fire, and Azotus, and the suburbs thereof, that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad, and the graves of them that were slain in the battle, which they had made near the way. 11:5. And they told the king that Jonathan had done these things, to make him odious: but the king held his peace. 11:6. And Jonathan came to meet the king at Joppe with glory, and they saluted one another, and they lodged there. 11:7. And Jonathan went with the king as far as the river, called Eleutherus: and he returned into Jerusalem. 11:8. And king Ptolemee got the dominion of the cities by the sea side, even to Seleucia, and he devised evil designs against Alexander. 11:9. And he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying: Come, let us make a league between us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in the kingdom of thy father. 11:10. For I repent that I have given him my daughter: for he hath sought to kill me. 11:11. And he slandered him, because he coveted his kingdom, 11:12. And he took away his daughter, and gave her to Demetrius, and alienated himself from Alexander, and his enmities were made manifest. 11:13. And Ptolemee entered into Antioch, and set two crowns upon his head, that of Egypt, and that of Asia. 11:14. Now king Alexander was in Cilicia at that time: because they that were in those places had rebelled. 11:15. And when Alexander heard of it, he came to give him battle: and king Ptolemee brought forth his army, and met him with a strong power, and put him to flight. 11:16. And Alexander fled into Arabia, there to be protected: and king Ptolemee was exalted. 11:17. And Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexander's head, and sent it to Ptolemee. 11:18. And king Ptolemee died the third day after: and they that were in the strong holds were destroyed by them that were within the camp. 11:19. And Demetrius reigned in the hundred and sixty-seventh year. 11:20. In those days Jonathan gathered together them that were in Judea, to take the castle that was in Jerusalem: and they made many engines of war against it.