They fixed a day on which they would come together privately. From each side a chariot drove up, and chairs were set out.
In context
19So Posidonius, Theodotus, and Mattathias were sent by him to give and to receive right hands. 20The proposals were examined at length; the leader shared them with the multitude, and when the vote proved unanimous, they assented to the agreement. 21They fixed a day on which they would come together privately. From each side a chariot drove up, and chairs were set out. 22Judas had armed men stationed, ready, at strategic points, for fear of some sudden foul play from the enemy; and they held the talks in fitting fashion. 23Nicanor lingered in Jerusalem without doing anything improper; he sent home the crowds that had flocked to him.