28. So Jonathan asked the king to free Judea and the three Samaritan districts from the payment of taxes. And he promised him 17,100 pounds of silver.
29. The king agreed. He wrote a letter to Jonathan about all these things:
30. King Demetrius to his brother Jonathan and to the nation of the Jews. Greetings!
31. This is a copy of the letter that we wrote about you to our advisor Lasthenes. We’re sending it to you also so that you may know what it says.