1 Maccabees 11:22
Good News Translation
When Demetrius heard this, he was furious and immediately moved his headquarters to Ptolemais. He wrote to Jonathan and ordered him to lift the siege and to meet him for a conference in Ptolemais without a moment's delay.

New Revised Standard Version
When he heard this he was angry, and as soon as he heard it he set out and came to Ptolemais; and he wrote Jonathan not to continue the siege, but to meet him for a conference at Ptolemais as quickly as possible.

Contemporary English Version
Demetrius became furious, and right away he went to the city of Ptolemais. From there he wrote a letter to Jonathan and said, "Stop attacking the fortress in Jerusalem! Come to Ptolemais as soon as you can. We need to talk."

New American Bible
When Demetrius heard this, he was enraged; and as soon as he heard it, he set out and came to Ptolemais. He wrote to Jonathan to discontinue the siege and to meet him for a conference at Ptolemais as soon as possible.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he heard it, he was angry: and forthwith he came to Ptolemais, and wrote to Jonathan that he should not besiege the castle, but should come to him in haste, and speak to him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And when he heard it, he was angry: and forthwith he came to Ptolemais, and wrote to Jonathan that he should not besiege the castle, but should come to him in haste, and speak to him.

1 Maccabees 11:20
In those days Jonathan gathered together them that were in Judea, to take the castle that was in Jerusalem: and they made many engines of war against it.

1 Maccabees 11:21
Then some wicked men that hated their own nation, went away to king Demetrius, and told him that Jonathan was besieging the castle.

1 Maccabees 11:23
But when Jonathan heard this, he bade them besiege it still: and he chose some of the ancients of Israel, and of the priests, and put himself in danger

1 Maccabees 11:24
And he took gold, and silver, and raiment, and many other presents, and went to the king to Ptolemais and he found favour in his sight.

Context
1 Maccabees 11
21Then some wicked men that hated their own nation, went away to king Demetrius, and told him that Jonathan was besieging the castle. 22And when he heard it, he was angry: and forthwith he came to Ptolemais, and wrote to Jonathan that he should not besiege the castle, but should come to him in haste, and speak to him. 23But when Jonathan heard this, he bade them besiege it still: and he chose some of the ancients of Israel, and of the priests, and put himself in danger…
Cross References
1 Maccabees 11:20
In those days Jonathan gathered together them that were in Judea, to take the castle that was in Jerusalem: and they made many engines of war against it.

1 Maccabees 11:21
Then some wicked men that hated their own nation, went away to king Demetrius, and told him that Jonathan was besieging the castle.

1 Maccabees 11:23
But when Jonathan heard this, he bade them besiege it still: and he chose some of the ancients of Israel, and of the priests, and put himself in danger

1 Maccabees 11:24
And he took gold, and silver, and raiment, and many other presents, and went to the king to Ptolemais and he found favour in his sight.



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