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24 Later, Simon sent Numenius to Rome with the gift of a large gold shield weighing half a ton, to confirm the Jews' alliance with the Romans.

25 When the people of Israel heard about all this, they asked themselves,
    How can we express our thanks to Simon and his sons? 26 He, his brothers, and his father's whole family have been towers of strength for our nation. They have fought off our enemies and set the nation free.

So they recorded this on bronze tablets and set them up on columns on Mount Zion.

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