2 Maccabees 11:22

22 This is what the king's letter said:

2 Maccabees 11:22 In-Context

20 But concerning the details, I commanded these men to confer with you, along with my representatives.

21 Farewell! Year 148, the twenty-fourth day of the month of Dios Korinthos.

22 This is what the king's letter said:

23 King Antiochus to his brother Lysias. Greetings! After our father joined the gods, it was my desire that those who want calm be left alone to tend to their own business.

24 We heard that the Jews haven't agreed to change to the Greek way of life, as our father wanted, but preferred their own way of life and asked to be permitted to have their own law.