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"'The Jewish people and their priest have, therefore, made the following decisions. Simon shall be their permanent leader and high priest until a true prophet arises. (1 Maccabees 14, 41)
"'All the people approved of granting Simon the right to act in accord with these decisions, (1 Maccabees 14, 46)
and Simon accepted and agreed to act as high priest, governor general, and ethnarch of the Jewish people and priests and to exercise supreme authority over all.'" (1 Maccabees 14, 47)
and that copies of it should be deposited in the treasury, where they would be available to Simon and his sons. (1 Maccabees 14, 49)
Antiochus, son of King Demetrius, sent a letter from the islands of the sea to Simon, the priest and ethnarch of the Jews, and to all the nation, (1 Maccabees 15, 1)
which read as follows: "King Antiochus sends greetings to Simon, the priest and ethnarch, and to the Jewish nation. (1 Maccabees 15, 2)
Certain envoys of the Jews, our friends and allies, have come to us to renew their earlier alliance of friendship. They had been sent by Simon the high priest and the Jewish people, (1 Maccabees 15, 17)
If, then, any troublemakers from their country take refuge with you, hand them over to Simon the high priest, so that he may punish them according to their law." (1 Maccabees 15, 21)
A copy of the letter was also sent to Simon the high priest. (1 Maccabees 15, 24)
Simon sent to Antiochus' support two thousand elite troops, together with gold and silver and much equipment. (1 Maccabees 15, 26)
But he refused to accept the aid; in fact, he broke all the agreements he had previously made with Simon and became hostile toward him. (1 Maccabees 15, 27)
He sent Athenobius, one of his Friends, to confer with Simon and say: "You are occupying Joppa and Gazara and the citadel of Jerusalem; these are cities of my kingdom. (1 Maccabees 15, 28)
