1 Maccabees 14:19

19 And these were read before the assembly in Jerusalem.

1 Maccabees 14:19 In-Context

17 When they heard that his brother Simon had become high priest in his stead, and that he was ruling over the country and the towns in it,

18 they wrote to him on bronze tablets to renew with him the friendship and alliance that they had established with his brothers Judas and Jonathan.

19 And these were read before the assembly in Jerusalem.

20 This is a copy of the letter that the Spartans sent: "The rulers and the city of the Spartans to the high priest Simon and to the elders and the priests and the rest of the Jewish people, our brothers, greetings.

21 The envoys who were sent to our people have told us about your glory and honor, and we rejoiced at their coming.