17. We have told them to go to you as well and greet you and deliver to you this letter from us concerning the renewal of our family ties.
18. So please send us a reply.
19. This is a copy of the letter that they sent to Onias:
20. King Arius of the Spartans.To the high priest Onias. Greetings!
21. It has been discovered in a written record that the Spartans and the Jews are relatives and are both of the family of Abraham.
22. Since we have learned this, please let us know how you are.
23. On our part, we write to let you know that what is yours—your livestock and property—belongs to us, and ours belongs to you. We therefore command that our envoys report to you in keeping with this.