18
I have informed the king of everything that needed to be brought before him, and he has agreed to what was possible.
19
If you will maintain your goodwill toward the government, I will endeavor in the future to help promote your welfare.
20
And concerning such matters and their details, I have ordered these men and my representatives to confer with you.
21
Farewell. The one hundred forty-eighth year, Dioscorinthius twenty-fourth."
22
The king's letter ran thus: "King Antiochus to his brother Lysias, greetings.
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