1 Maccabees 13:35-37

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

³⁵ And king Demetrius in answer to this request, wrote a letter in this manner:

³⁶ King Demetrius to Simon the high priest, and friend of kings, and to the ancients, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting.

³⁷ The golden crown, and the palm, which you sent, we have received: and we are ready to make a firm peace with you, and to write to the king's chief officers to release you the things that we have released.