1 Maccabees 14:40-42

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⁴⁰ For he had heard that the Jews were addressed by the Romans as friends and allies and brothers and that the Romans^[a] had received the envoys of Simon with honor.^(A)

⁴¹ “The Jews and their priests have resolved that Simon should be their leader and high priest forever, until a trustworthy prophet should arise,^{(B) 42} and that he should be governor over them and^[b] appoint officials over its tasks and over the country and the weapons and the strongholds,