1 Maccabees 11:40-42

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁴⁰ and insistently urged him to hand Anti′ochus^[a] over to him, to become king in place of his father. He also reported to Imalku′e^[b] what Deme′trius had done and told of the hatred which the troops of Deme′trius^[c] had for him; and he stayed there many days.

⁴¹ Now Jonathan sent to Deme′trius 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. ⁴² And Deme′trius 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.