2 Maccabees 11:22-24

New Catholic Bible

²² Antiochus Eupator Writes to Lysias. The king’s letter read as follows: “King Antiochus sends greetings to his brother Lysias. ²³ Now that our father has taken his place among the gods, we desire that the subjects of our realm be left undisturbed in the conduct of their own affairs. ²⁴ We have heard that the Jews are opposed to our father’s policy concerning the adoption of Greek customs but rather prefer their own way of life and request that they be permitted to observe their own laws.