1 Maccabees 13:35-37

New Catholic Bible

³⁵ King Demetrius responded favorably to his request with the following letter:

³⁶ “King Demetrius sends greetings to Simon the high priest and the Friend of Kings, and to the elders and the Jewish people. ³⁷ We have received the gold crown and the palm branch that you sent, and we are willing to enter into a treaty of peace with you and to write to our officials with instructions to grant you an exemption from the payment of tribute.