3 Maccabees 5:34LXX

32Had it not been for familiar friendship, and the claims of your office, your life should have gone for theirs.

33Hermon, being threatened in this unexpected and alarming manner, was troubled in visage, and depressed in countenance.

34The friends, too, stole out one by one, and dismissed the assembled multitudes to their occupations.

35The Jews, having heard of these events, praised the glorious God and King of kings, because they had obtained this help, too, from him.

36Now the king arranged another banquet after the same manner, and proclaimed an invitation to mirth.