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Antiochus son of King Demetrius addressed a letter from the Mediterranean Isles to Simon, priest and ethnarch of the Jews, and to the whole nation; (1 Maccabees 15, 1)
this was how it read: 'King Antiochus to Simon, high priest and ethnarch, and to the Jewish nation, greetings. (1 Maccabees 15, 2)
'Lucius, consul of the Romans, to King Ptolemy, greetings. (1 Maccabees 15, 16)
The consul sent the same letter to King Demetrius, to Attalus, Ariarathes and Arsaces, (1 Maccabees 15, 22)
When the King's Friend, Athenobius, reached Jerusalem and saw Simon's magnificence, his cabinet of gold and silver plate and the state he kept, he was dumbfounded. He delivered the king's message, (1 Maccabees 15, 32)
the envoy went back to the king in a rage and reported on Simon's answer and his magnificence, and on everything he had seen, at which the king fell into a fury. (1 Maccabees 15, 36)
The king appointed Cendebaeus military governor of the coastal region and allotted him a force of infantry and cavalry. (1 Maccabees 15, 38)
He ordered him to deploy his men facing Judaea, and instructed him to rebuild Kedron and fortify its gates, and to make war on our people, while the king himself went in pursuit of Trypho. (1 Maccabees 15, 39)
Having rebuilt Kedron, he stationed cavalry and troops there to make sorties and patrol the roads of Judaea, as the king had ordered. (1 Maccabees 15, 41)
Ptolemy wrote a report of the affair and sent it to the king, in the expectation of being sent reinforcements and of having the cities and the province made over to him. (1 Maccabees 16, 18)
'The people of Jerusalem and of Judaea, the senate and Judas, to Aristobulus, tutor to King Ptolemy and one of the family of the anointed priests, and to the Jews in Egypt, greetings and good health. (2 Maccabees 1, 10)
'Since we have been rescued by God from great danger, we give him great thanks for championing our cause against the king, (2 Maccabees 1, 11)
