3 Maccabees 3:12-14

Revised Standard Version

¹² “King Ptol′emy Philopator to his generals and soldiers in Egypt and all its districts, greetings and good health. ¹³ I myself and our government are faring well. ¹⁴ When our expedition took place in Asia, as you yourselves know, it was brought to conclusion, according to plan, by the gods’ deliberate alliance with us in battle,