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1 Maccabees 11:10-12
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10 I regret that I gave my daughter to him, for he has sought to kill me.”[a] 11 He made this deceitful accusation against Alexander because he coveted his kingdom. 12 After taking his daughter away from him and giving her to Demetrius, Ptolemy ended his friendship with Alexander, and their enmity became clearly manifest.

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  1. 1 Maccabees 11:10 I regret . . . sought to kill me: Flavius Josephus reports that a friend of Alexander called Ammonius had failed in an attempt to assassinate Ptolemy. Ptolemy seized the occasion to blame Alexander and claim the throne.
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