2 Maccabees 11:19-23 Common English Bible (CEB)

19. If then you will preserve goodwill toward the government, in the future I will attempt to promote your well-being.

20. But concerning the details, I commanded these men to confer with you, along with my representatives.

21. Farewell!Year 148, the twenty-fourth day of the month of Dios Korinthos.

22. This is what the king’s letter said:

23. King Antiochus to his brother Lysias. Greetings!After our father joined the gods, it was my desire that those who want calm be left alone to tend to their own business.

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