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On these terms the Romans have made an agreement with the Jewish people. (1 Maccabees 8, 29)
So he sent them this message: "King Demetrius sends greetings to the Jewish nation. (1 Maccabees 10, 25)
"King Demetrius sends greetings to his brother Jonathan and to the Jewish nation. (1 Maccabees 11, 30)
Because of the good will they show us, we have decided to bestow benefits on the Jewish nation, who are our friends and who observe their obligations to us. (1 Maccabees 11, 33)
After reaching Rome, the men entered the senate chamber and said, "The high priest Jonathan and the Jewish people have sent us to renew the earlier friendship and alliance between you and them." (1 Maccabees 12, 3)
"Jonathan the high priest, the senate of the nation, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people send greetings to their brothers the Spartans. (1 Maccabees 12, 6)
"King Demetrius sends greetings to Simon the high priest, the friend of kings, and to the elders and the Jewish people. (1 Maccabees 13, 36)
This is a copy of the letter that the Spartans sent: "The rulers and the citizens of Sparta send greetings to Simon the high priest, the elders, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people, our brothers. (1 Maccabees 14, 20)
He fortified the cities of Judea, especially the frontier city of Beth-zur, where he stationed a garrison of Jewish soldiers, and where previously the enemy's arms had been stored. (1 Maccabees 14, 33)
When the Jewish people saw Simon's loyalty and the glory he planned to bring to his nation, they made him their leader and high priest because of all he had accomplished and the loyalty and justice he had shown his nation. In every way he sought to exalt his people. (1 Maccabees 14, 35)
In this citadel he stationed Jewish soldiers, and he strengthened its fortifications for the defense of the land and the city, while he also raised the wall of Jerusalem to a greater height. (1 Maccabees 14, 37)
"'The Jewish people and their priest have, therefore, made the following decisions. Simon shall be their permanent leader and high priest until a true prophet arises. (1 Maccabees 14, 41)