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But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon was made high priest in his stead, and ruled the country, and the cities therein:
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They wrote unto him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and league which they had made with Judas and Jonathan his brethren:
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Which writings were read before the congregation at Jerusalem.
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And this is the copy of the letters that the Lacedemonians sent; The rulers of the Lacedemonians, with the city, unto Simon the high priest, and the elders, and priests, and residue of the people of the Jews, our brethren, send greeting:
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The ambassadors that were sent unto our people certified us of your glory and honour: wherefore we were glad of their coming,