1 Maccabees 2:18
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Therefore you come first, and obey the king's commandment, as all nations have done, and the men of Judah, and those who remain in Jerusalem: and you, and your sons, will be numbered among the Friends of the King, and enriched with gold, and silver, and many presents.[fn]
Footnotes
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“Friends of the King” was a Seleucid court title or rank; “Chief Friends” were a higher rank in the same court system. See ISBE, s.v. "Friends, Chief Friends."
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