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The Jews' ambassadors, our friends and confederates, came unto us to renew the old friendship and league, being sent from Simon the high priest, and from the people of the Jews:
15
In the mean season came Numenius and his company from Rome, having letters to the kings and countries; wherein were written these things:
16
Lucius, consul of the Romans unto king Ptolemee, greeting:
17
The Jews' ambassadors, our friends and confederates, came unto us to renew the old friendship and league, being sent from Simon the high priest, and from the people of the Jews:
18
And they brought a shield of gold of a thousand pound.
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We thought it good therefore to write unto the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries, nor yet aid their enemies against them.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.