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He continued the battle with vigour until sunset. Demetrius himself, however, was killed the same day. (1 Maccabees 10, 50)
'Since I have returned to my kingdom, have ascended the throne of my ancestors, have gained control by crushing Demetrius, and so recovered our country- (1 Maccabees 10, 52)
In the year 165, Demetrius son of Demetrius came from Crete to the land of his ancestors. (1 Maccabees 10, 67)
Demetrius confirmed Apollonius as governor of Coele-Syria; the latter assembled a large force, encamped at Jamnia and sent the following message to Jonathan the high priest: (1 Maccabees 10, 69)
He sent envoys to King Demetrius to say, 'Come and let us make a treaty; I shall give you my daughter, whom Alexander now has, and you shall rule your father's kingdom. (1 Maccabees 11, 9)
Having carried off his daughter and bestowed her on Demetrius, he broke with Alexander, and their enmity became open. (1 Maccabees 11, 12)
So Demetrius became king in the year 167. (1 Maccabees 11, 19)
'King Demetrius to Jonathan his brother, and to the Jewish nation, greetings. (1 Maccabees 11, 30)
"King Demetrius to his father Lasthenes, greetings. (1 Maccabees 11, 32)
When King Demetrius saw that the country was at peace under his rule and that no resistance was offered him, he dismissed his forces, and sent all the men home, except for the foreign troops that he had recruited in the foreign island, thus incurring the enmity of the veterans who had served his ancestors. (1 Maccabees 11, 38)
Now Trypho, one of Alexander's former supporters, noting that all the troops were muttering against Demetrius, went to see Iamleku, the Arab who was bringing up Antiochus, Alexander's young son, (1 Maccabees 11, 39)
and repeatedly urged him to let him have the boy, so that he might succeed his father as king; he told him of Demetrius' decision and of the resentment it had aroused among his troops. He spent a long time there. (1 Maccabees 11, 40)