Holy Scripture
1 Maccabees 12:14
Source: Septuagint
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14Howbeit we would not be troublesome unto you, nor to others of our confederates and friends, in these wars:
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12and we are right glad of your honor.
13As for ourselves, we have had great troubles and wars on every side, forsomuch as the kings that are round about us have fought against us.
— 1 Maccabees 12:14 —
15for we have help from heaven that succoreth us, so as we are delivered from our enemies, and our enemies are brought under foot.
16For this cause we chose Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater the son of Jason, and sent them unto the Romans, to renew the amity that we had with them, and the former league.