1 Maccabees 12:6-8

Common English Bible

⁶ The high priest Jonathan, the senate of the nation, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people. To their brothers the Spartans. Greetings!

⁷ In the past, your king Arius sent a letter to the high priest Onias, stating that you are our relatives as the appended copy shows. ⁸ Onias welcomed the envoy with honor and received the letter, which contained a clear declaration of alliance and friendship.