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katapi HOME 2 Maccabees 11:22-26 - Letter: Antiochus IV Epiphanes to Lycias. (164 BCE)  2Mace.11.26

11 22 The king's letter ran thus:

"King Antiochus to his brother Lysias, greeting.
11 23 Now that our father has gone on to the gods, we desire that the subjects of the kingdom be undisturbed in caring for their own affairs. 11 24 We have heard that the Jews do not consent to our father's change to Greek customs but prefer their own way of living and ask that their own customs be allowed them. 11 25 Accordingly, since we choose that this nation also be free from disturbance, our decision is that their temple be restored to them and that they live according to the customs of their ancestors. 11 26 You will do well, therefore, to send word to them and give them pledges of friendship, so that they may know our policy and be of good cheer and go on happily in the conduct of their own affairs."
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