1 Maccabees 10:63-65

New Catholic Bible

⁶³ The king then seated him at his side and said to his officers, “Accompany him to the center of the city and proclaim that no one is to bring charges against him on any matter or to make trouble for him in any way.”

⁶⁴ When his accusers observed the honor that was paid to him in this proclamation and saw him clothed in his purple robe, they all fled. ⁶⁵ The king also honored him by enrolling him as one of his Chief Friends, and he appointed him as commander and governor of the province.