14 and persuaded them to come to terms on condition that all their rights were acknowledged, and promised that he would also persuade the king to become their friend. (WEB)
2 Maccabees 11:14
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1 Maccabees 6:59–61
59 and covenant with them, that they may walk after their own laws, as before; for because of their laws which we abolished they were angered, and did all these things.” (WEB) 60 The speech pleased the king and the princes, and he sent to them to make peace; and they acce… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 12:24–26
24 Timotheus himself, falling in with the company of Dositheus and Sosipater, implored them with much crafty guile to let him go with his life, because he had in his power the parents of many of them and the kindred of some. “Otherwise, he said, little regard wi… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 9:70–72
70 Jonathan learned of this and sent ambassadors to him, to the end that they should make peace with him, and that he should restore to them the captives. (WEB) 71 He accepted the thing, and did according to his words, and swore to him that he would not seek his harm all… (WEB) 72 … (WEB)
1 Maccabees 10:5–7
5 for he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and to his kindred and to his nation.” (WEB) 6 So he gave him authority to gather together forces, and to provide weapons, and that he should be his ally. He also commanded that they should release the… (WEB) 7 … (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:14–16
14 for they said, “One who is a priest of the seed of Aaron has come with the army, and he will do us no wrong.” (WEB) 15 He spoke with them words of peace, and swore to them, saying, “We won’t seek to harm you or your friends.” (WEB) 16 They trusted him. Then he seized sixty men o… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 8:6–8
6 Antiochus also, the great king of Asia, came against them to battle, having one hundred twenty elephants, with cavalry, chariots, and an exceedingly great army, and he was defeated by them. (WEB) 7 They took him alive, and decreed that both he and those who reigned af… (WEB)
Testament of Judah 2:7–9
7 And Reuben and Gad slew six others. (T12) 8 Then they asked from us terms of peace; and having taken counsel with our father, we received them as tributaries. (T12) 9 And they gave us five hundred cors of wheat, five hundred baths of oil, five hundred measures of wine, until t… (T12)
2 Chronicles 10:6–8
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. 7 They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them,… 8 …
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