1 Maccabees 15:15-17

Revised Standard Version

Rome Supports the Jews

¹⁵ Then Nume′nius and his companions arrived from Rome, with letters to the kings and countries, in which the following was written: ¹⁶ “Lucius, consul of the Romans, to King Ptol′emy, greeting. ¹⁷ The envoys of the Jews have come to us as our friends and allies to renew our ancient friendship and alliance. They had been sent by Simon the high priest and by the people of the Jews,