1 Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent a letter from the islands of the sea to Simon the priest and governor of the Jews, and to all the nation. (WEB) 2 Its contents follow: “King Antiochus to Simon the chief priest and governor, and to the nation of the Jews, greetings. (WEB) 3 Whereas certain troublemakers have made themselves masters of the kingdom of our fathers, but my purpose is to claim the kingdom, that I may restore it as it was before; and moreover I have raised a multitude of foreign soldiers, and have prepared warships; (WEB)
1 Maccabees 15:1–3
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2 Maccabees 11:26–28
26 You will therefore do well to send messengers to them and give them the right hand of friendship, that they, knowing our mind, may be of good heart, and gladly occupy themselves with the conduct of their own affairs.” (WEB) 27 And to the nation, the king’s letter was a… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 13:35–37
35 King Demetrius sent to him according to these words, and answered him, and wrote a letter to him, as follows: (WEB) 36 “King Demetrius to Simon the high priest and friend of kings, and to the elders and nation of the Jews, greetings. (WEB) 37 The golden crown and the palm branch… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 11:21–23
21 Farewell. Written in the one hundred forty-eighth year, on the twenty-fourth day of the month Dioscorinthius.” (WEB) 22 And the king’s letter contained these words: “King Antiochus to his brother Lysias, greetings. (WEB) 23 Seeing that our father passed to the gods having the wi… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 10:24–26
24 I also will write to them words of encouragement and of honor and of gifts, that they may be with me to aid me.” (WEB) 25 So he sent to them this message: “King Demetrius to the nation of the Jews, greetings. (WEB) 26 Since as you have kept your covenants with us, and continued… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 11:29–31
29 The king consented, and wrote letters to Jonathan concerning all these things as follows: (WEB) 30 “King Demetrius to his brother Jonathan, and to the nation of the Jews, greetings. (WEB) 31 The copy of the letter which we wrote to Lasthenes our kinsman concerning you, we have w… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 9:18–20
18 But when his sufferings did in no way cease, for the judgment of God had come upon him in righteousness, having given up all hope for himself, he wrote to the Jews the letter written below, having the nature of a supplication, to this effect: (WEB) 19 “To the worthy Je… (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)
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)
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