7 Even before this time letters were sent to Onias the high priest from Arius, who was reigning among you, to signify that you are our kindred, as the copy written below shows. (WEB) 8 Onias welcomed honorably the man who was sent and received the letters, wherein declaration was made of alliance and friendship. (WEB) 9 Therefore we also, even though we need none of these things, having for our encouragement the holy books which are in our hands, (WEB)
1 Maccabees 12:7–9
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1 Maccabees 12:18–20
18 And now you will do well if you give us a reply.” (WEB) 19 And this is the copy of the letters which they sent to Onias: (WEB) 20 “Arius king of the Spartans to Onias the chief priest, greetings. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 15:16–18
16 “Lucius, consul of the Romans, to King Ptolemy, greetings. (WEB) 17 The Jews’ ambassadors came to us as our friends and allies, to renew the old friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon the high priest, and from the people of the Jews. (WEB) 18 Moreover they brought a shie… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 11:15–17
15 Maccabaeus gave consent upon all the conditions which Lysias proposed to him, being careful of the common good; for whatever requests Maccabaeus delivered in writing to Lysias concerning the Jews the king allowed. (WEB) 16 The letter written to the Jews from Lysias was… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 8:21–23
21 This thing was pleasing to them. (WEB) 22 This is the copy of the writing which they wrote back again on tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalem, that it might be with them there for a memorial of peace and alliance: (WEB) 23 “Good success be to the Romans, and to the nation of t… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 11:28–30
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1 Maccabees 15:23–25
23 to all the countries, to Sampsames, to the Spartans, to Delos, to Myndos, to Sicyon, to Caria, to Samos, to Pamphylia, to Lycia, to Halicarnassus, to Rhodes, to Phaselis, to Cos, to Side, to Aradus, Gortyna, Cnidus, Cyprus, and Cyrene. (WEB) 24 They also wrote this cop… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 10:16–18
16 So he said, “Could we find another man like him? Now we will make him our friend and ally.” (WEB) 17 He wrote a letter and sent it to him, in these words, saying, (WEB) 18 “King Alexander to his brother Jonathan, greetings. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 14:19–21
19 These were read before the congregation at Jerusalem. (WEB) 20 This is the copy of the letter which the Spartans sent: “The rulers and the city of the Spartans, to Simon the high priest, to the elders, the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, our kindred, g… (WEB)
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