1 Maccabees 14:21-23

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²¹ The ambassadors that were sent to our people, have told us of your glory, and honour, and joy: and we rejoice at their coming.

²² And we registered what was said by them in the councils of the people in this manner: Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater the son of Jason, ambassadors of the Jews, came to us to renew the former friendship with us.

²³ And it pleased the people to receive the men honourably, and to put a copy of their words in the public records, to be a memorial to the people of the Spartans. And we have written a copy of them to Simon the high priest.