1 Maccabees 15:17
Good News Translation
A delegation from our friends and allies the Jews has come to us to renew the earlier treaty of friendship and alliance. They were sent by the High Priest Simon and the Jewish people,

New Revised Standard Version
The envoys of the Jews have come to us as our friends and allies to renew our ancient friendship and alliance. They had been sent by the high priest Simon and by the Jewish people

Contemporary English Version
Simon the high priest and the Jewish people have sent messengers to Rome to make sure that Jews and Romans are still friends and allies.

New American Bible
Ambassadors of the Jews, our friends and allies, have come to us to renew their earlier friendship and alliance. They had been sent by Simon the high priest and the Jewish people,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The ambassadors of the Jews, our friends, came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon, the high priest, and the people of the Jews.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The ambassadors of the Jews, our friends, came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon, the high priest, and the people of the Jews.

1 Maccabees 15:15
And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings, and countries, the contents whereof were these:

1 Maccabees 15:16
Lucius, the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting.

1 Maccabees 15:18
And they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand pounds.

1 Maccabees 15:19
It hath seemed good therefore to us, to write to the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them.

Context
1 Maccabees 15
16Lucius, the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting. 17The ambassadors of the Jews, our friends, came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon, the high priest, and the people of the Jews. 18And they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand pounds.…
Cross References
1 Maccabees 15:15
And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings, and countries, the contents whereof were these:

1 Maccabees 15:16
Lucius, the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting.

1 Maccabees 15:18
And they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand pounds.

1 Maccabees 15:19
It hath seemed good therefore to us, to write to the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them.



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1 Maccabees 15:16
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