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Now when Jonathan saw that time served him, he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, for to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with them.
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Now when Jonathan saw that time served him, he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, for to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with them.
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He sent letters also to the Lacedemonians, and to other places, for the same purpose.
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So they went unto Rome, and entered into the senate, and said, Jonathan the high priest, and the people of the Jews, sent us unto you, to the end ye should renew the friendship, which ye had with them, and league, as in former time.
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Upon this the Romans gave them letters unto the governors of every place that they should bring them into the land of Judea peaceably.
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And this is the copy of the letters which Jonathan wrote to the Lacedemonians:
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.