2 Maccabees 4:44-46

Common English Bible

⁴⁴ When the king arrived in Tyre, the council of elders sent three men to present the case before him. ⁴⁵ But Menelaus, without an ally, promised enough money to Ptolemy, Dorymenes’ son, to gain the king’s support. ⁴⁶ So Ptolemy took the king aside into a royal porch area, as though to get some fresh air. He convinced the king to change his mind.