1 Maccabees 14:17

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

1 Maccabees 14:17 In-Context

15 He made the sanctuary glorious, and added to the vessels of the sanctuary.

16 It was heard in Rome, and as far away as Sparta, that Jonathan had died, and they were deeply grieved.

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

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

19 And these were read before the assembly in Jerusalem.