Treasury of Scripture Knowledge They wrote to him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and alliance which they had made with Judas and with Jonathan, his brethren. 1 Maccabees 14:16And it was heard at Rome, and as far as Sparta, that Jonathan was dead: and they were very sorry. 1 Maccabees 14:17 But when they heard that Simon, his brother, was made high priest in his place, and was possessed of all the country, and the cities therein: 1 Maccabees 14:19 And they were read before the assembly in Jerusalem. And this is the copy of the letters that the Spartans sent. 1 Maccabees 14:20 The princes and the cities of the Spartans, to Simon, the high priest, and to the ancients, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, their brethren, greeting. Context 1 Maccabees 14…17But when they heard that Simon, his brother, was made high priest in his place, and was possessed of all the country, and the cities therein: 18They wrote to him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and alliance which they had made with Judas and with Jonathan, his brethren. 19And they were read before the assembly in Jerusalem. And this is the copy of the letters that the Spartans sent.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 14:16 And it was heard at Rome, and as far as Sparta, that Jonathan was dead: and they were very sorry. 1 Maccabees 14:17 But when they heard that Simon, his brother, was made high priest in his place, and was possessed of all the country, and the cities therein: 1 Maccabees 14:19 And they were read before the assembly in Jerusalem. And this is the copy of the letters that the Spartans sent. 1 Maccabees 14:20 The princes and the cities of the Spartans, to Simon, the high priest, and to the ancients, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, their brethren, greeting. |
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