2 Maccabees 11:14

14 and persuaded them to come to a just settlement in all issues concerning civil rights. He also persuaded them that he would convince the king to become their friend.

2 Maccabees 11:14 In-Context

12 Most of them escaped wounded and naked, while Lysias himself escaped by disgracefully running away.

13 Showing intelligence, Lysias pondered the reality of this defeat and realized that the Hebrews, assisted by God's power, couldn't be defeated. So he sent a messenger

14 and persuaded them to come to a just settlement in all issues concerning civil rights. He also persuaded them that he would convince the king to become their friend.

15 The Maccabee consented to Lysias' proposals, thinking it was best for all involved. Whatever the Maccabee presented in writing to Lysias concerning the Jews, the king granted.

16 This is what Lysias' letter to the Jews said:

Footnotes

• [a] Correction; Gk uncertain