Found 47 Results for: Demetrius
and insistently urged him to hand Antiochus over to him, to become king in place of his father. He also reported to Imalkue what Demetrius had done and told of the hatred which the troops of Demetrius had for him; and he stayed there many days. (1 Maccabees 11, 40)
Now Jonathan sent to Demetrius the king the request that he remove the troops of the citadel from Jerusalem, and the troops in the strongholds; for they kept fighting against Israel. (1 Maccabees 11, 41)
And Demetrius sent this message to Jonathan, "Not only will I do these things for you and your nation, but I will confer great honor on you and your nation, if I find an opportunity. (1 Maccabees 11, 42)
So Demetrius the king sat on the throne of his kingdom, and the land was quiet before him. (1 Maccabees 11, 52)
All the troops that Demetrius had cast off gathered around him, and they fought against Demetrius, and he fled and was routed. (1 Maccabees 11, 55)
Then Jonathan heard that the officers of Demetrius had come to Kadesh in Galilee with a large army, intending to remove him from office. (1 Maccabees 11, 63)
Now Jonathan heard that the commanders of Demetrius had returned, with a larger force than before, to wage war against him. (1 Maccabees 12, 24)
for he had heard that they were ready to hand over the stronghold to the men whom Demetrius had sent. And he stationed a garrison there to guard it. (1 Maccabees 12, 34)
Simon also chose men and sent them to Demetrius the king with a request to grant relief to the country, for all that Trypho did was to plunder. (1 Maccabees 13, 34)
Demetrius the king sent him a favorable reply to this request, and wrote him a letter as follows, (1 Maccabees 13, 35)
"King Demetrius to Simon, the high priest and friend of kings, and to the elders and nation of the Jews, greeting. (1 Maccabees 13, 36)
In the one hundred and seventy-second year Demetrius the king assembled his forces and marched into Media to secure help, so that he could make war against Trypho. (1 Maccabees 14, 1)