1 Maccabees 14:16-18

Wycliffe Bible

¹⁶ And it was heard at Rome, that Jonathan was dead, and till into (the) Spartans, and they were full sorrowful.

¹⁷ Forsooth as they heard, that Simon, his brother, was made highest priest in his stead, and he wielded the country, and (the) cities in it,

¹⁸ they wrote to him in brazen tables (or on bronze tablets), for to renew (the) friendship, and fellowship, that they made with Judas and Jonathan, his brethren;