1 Maccabees 12:1-3

Good News Translation

Alliances with Rome and Sparta

12 When Jonathan saw that things were working out to his advantage, he chose ambassadors and sent them to Rome to confirm and renew friendship with the Romans. ² He also sent letters with a similar message to Sparta and other places. ³ The ambassadors went to Rome, where they were admitted to the Senate chamber, and reported that the High Priest Jonathan and the Jewish nation had sent them to renew the earlier ties of friendship and alliance with Rome.