1 Maccabees 14:39-41

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³⁹ made him one of his Friends, and paid him high honors.^{(A) 40} For he had heard that the Jews were addressed by the Romans as friends and allies and brothers and that the Romans^[a] had received the envoys of Simon with honor.^(B)

⁴¹ “The Jews and their priests have resolved that Simon should be their leader and high priest forever, until a trustworthy prophet should arise,^(C)