2 Maccabees 11:14
13. Who, as he was a man of understanding, casting with himself what loss he had had, and considering that the Hebrews could not be overcome, because the Almighty God helped them, he sent unto them,14. And persuaded them to agree to all reasonable conditions, and promised that he would persuade the king that he must needs be a friend unto them.15. Then Maccabeus consented to all that Lysias desired, being careful of the common good; and whatsoever Maccabeus wrote unto Lysias concerning the Jews, the king granted it.
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