For I repent that I have given him my daughter: for he hath sought to kill me.

For I repent that I have given him my daughter: for he hath sought to kill me.

1 Maccabees 11:8
And king Ptolemee got the dominion of the cities by the sea side, even to Seleucia, and he devised evil designs against Alexander.

1 Maccabees 11:9
And he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying: Come, let us make a league between us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in the kingdom of thy father.

1 Maccabees 11:11
And he slandered him, because he coveted his kingdom,

1 Maccabees 11:12
And he took away his daughter, and gave her to Demetrius, and alienated himself from Alexander, and his enmities were made manifest.