1 Maccabees 11:58-60

Common English Bible

⁵⁸ He also sent him gold plates and table utensils, and granted him the right to drink from gold cups, dress in purple, and wear a gold buckle. ⁵⁹ He appointed Jonathan’s brother Simon governor from the peaks of Tyre to the borders of Egypt.

Campaigns of Jonathan and Simon

⁶⁰ Jonathan traveled through Beyond the River and among the towns. All the Syrian army gathered to him as allies. When he came to Ashkelon, the people of the city met him and honored him.