treated together of
the good things of the land, and the youug men put on them glory, and
the robes of war.

14:10. And he provided victuals for the cities, and he appointed that
they should be furnished with ammunition, so that the fame of his glory
was renowned even to the end of the earth.

14:11. He made peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy.

14:12. And every man sat under his vine, and under his fig tree: and
there was none to make them afraid.

14:13. There was none left in the land to fight against them: kings were
discomfited in those days.

14:14. And he strengthened all those of his people that were brought
low, and he sought the law, and took away every unjust and wicked man.

14:15. He glorified the sanctuary, and multiplied the vessels of the
holy places.

14:16. And it was heard at Rome, and as far as Sparta, that Jonathan was
dead: and they were very sorry.

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:

14:18. 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.

14:19. And they were read before the assembly in Jerusalem. And this is
the copy of the letters that the Spartans sent.

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.

14:21. The ambassadors that were sent to our people, have told us of
your glory, and honour, and joy: and we rejoiced at their coming.

14:22. And we registered what was said by them in the councils of the
people, in this manner: Numenius, the son of Antiochus, and Antipater,
the son of Jason, ambassadors of the Jews, came to us to renew the
former friendship with us.

14:23. And it pleased the people to receive the men honourably, and to
put a copy of their words in the public records, to be a memorial to the
people of the Spartans. And we have written a copy of them to Simon, the
high priest.

14:24. And after this Simon sent Numenius to Rome, with a great shield
of gold, of the weight of a thousand pounds, to confirm the league with
them. And when the people of Rome had heard

14:25. These words, they said: What thanks shall we give to Simon, and
his sons:

14:26. For he hath restored his brethren, and hath driven away i