2 Maccabees 11:13–15

¹³And as he was a man of understanding, considering with himself the loss he had suffered, and perceiving that the Hebrews could not be overcome, because they relied upon the help of the Almighty God, he sent to them:

¹⁴And promised that he would agree to all things that are just, and that he would persuade the king to be their friend.

¹⁵Then Machabeus consented to the request of Lysias, providing for the common good in all things; and whatsoever Machabeus wrote to Lysias, concerning the Jews, the king allowed of.