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And Jonathan saw that the time served him, and he chose certain men and sent them to Rome, to confirm and to renew the amity with them:
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And he sent letters to the Spartans, and to other places according to the same form.
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And they went to Rome, and entered into the senate house, and said: Jonathan the high priest, and the nation of the Jews have sent us to renew the amity, and alliance as it was before.
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And they gave them letters to their governors in every place, to conduct them into the land of Juda with peace.
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And this is a copy of the letters which Jonathan wrote to the Spartans: