46 When Jonathan and the people heard these words, they did not believe or accept them, because they remembered the great wrongs that Demetrius 1 had done in Israel and how much he had oppressed them. 47 They favored Alexander, because he had been the first to speak peaceable words to them, and they remained his allies all his days.
48 Now King Alexander assembled large forces and encamped opposite Demetrius. 49 The two kings met in battle, and the army of Demetrius fled, and Alexander 2 pursued him and defeated them. 50 He pressed the battle strongly until the sun set, and on that day Demetrius fell.