Jonathan's Diplomacy

King Ptolemy gained control of the coastal cities as far as Salusia by the sea and he kept devising evil designs against Alexander. He sent envoys to Demetrius, the King, saying: Come, let us make a covenant with each other and I will give you and marriage my daughter who was Alexander's wife" But Jonathan threw blame on Alexander because he coveted his kingdom so he took his daughter away from him and gave her to Demetrious. Then PtoleMY entered Antioch and put on the crown of Asia. So Demetrius became king in the 167th year. In those days Jonathan assembled the men of Judea to attack the citadel in