1 Maccabees 14:20-22

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁰ The princes and the cities of the Spartans to Simon the high priest, and to the ancients, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews their brethren, greeting.

²¹ The ambassadors that were sent to our people, have told us of your glory, and honour, and joy: and we rejoice at their coming.

²² And we registered what was said by them in the councils of the people in this manner: Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater the son of Jason, ambassadors of the Jews, came to us to renew the former friendship with us.