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When King Demetrius saw that the land was peaceful under his rule and that he had no opposition, he dismissed his entire army, every man to his home, except the foreign troops which he had hired from the islands of the nations. So all the soldiers who had served under his predecessors hated him. (1 Maccabees 11, 38)
When a certain Trypho, who had previously belonged to Alexander's party, saw that all the troops were grumbling at Demetrius, he went to Imalkue the Arab, who was bringing up Alexander's young son Antiochus. (1 Maccabees 11, 39)
Trypho kept urging Imalkue to hand over the boy to him, that he might make him king in his father's place. During his stay there of many days, he told him of all that Demetrius had done and of the hatred that his soldiers had for him. (1 Maccabees 11, 40)
Meanwhile Jonathan sent the request to King Demetrius to withdraw his troops from the citadel of Jerusalem and from the other strongholds, for they were constantly hostile to Israel. (1 Maccabees 11, 41)
Demetrius, in turn, sent this word to Jonathan: "I will not only do this for you and your nation, but I will greatly honor you and your nation when I find the opportunity. (1 Maccabees 11, 42)
But when King Demetrius was sure of his royal throne, and the land was peaceful under his rule, (1 Maccabees 11, 52)
All the soldiers whom Demetrius had discharged rallied around Antiochus and fought against Demetrius, who was routed and fled. (1 Maccabees 11, 55)
Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius had come with a strong force to Kadesh in Galilee, intending to remove him from office. (1 Maccabees 11, 63)
Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius had returned to attack him with a stronger army than before. (1 Maccabees 12, 24)
for he heard that its men had intended to hand over this stronghold to the supporters of Demetrius. He left a garrison there to guard it. (1 Maccabees 12, 34)
Simon also sent chosen men to King Demetrius with the request that he grant the land a release from taxation, for all that Trypho did was to plunder the land. (1 Maccabees 13, 34)
In reply, King Demetrius sent him the following letter: (1 Maccabees 13, 35)