2 Maccabees 14:19-21

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁹ Therefore he sent Posido′nius and Theod′otus and Mattathi′as to give and receive pledges of friendship. ²⁰ When the terms had been fully considered, and the leader had informed the people, and it had appeared that they were of one mind, they agreed to the covenant. ²¹ And the leaders^[a] set a day on which to meet by themselves. A chariot came forward from each army; seats of honor were set in place;