And he made him one the king’s friends and paid him high honors: For the title king’s friends, see the comments on 1Macc 2.18; see also 1Macc 13.36.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.