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and this style the people began to use, were it private bond or public instrument they indited, In the first year of Simon’s high priesthood, chief paramount and governor of the Jews. (1 Maccabees 13, 42)
And thus the inscription ran: On this eighteenth day of Elul, in the hundred and seventy-second year of the Greek empire, the third of Simon’s high priesthood, (1 Maccabees 14, 27)
High priesthood of his, king Demetrius must needs acknowledge, (1 Maccabees 14, 38)
Here were the Jews, priests and people both, agreed that he should rule them, granting him the high priesthood✻ by right inalienable, until true prophet they should have once more. (1 Maccabees 14, 41)
See what deliverance God has sent to his people, restoring to us our common domain, our sovereignty, our priesthood, our temple’s sanctity! (2 Maccabees 2, 17)
No sooner did Apollonius find himself in the royal presence than he told the story of the rumoured treasure; and at that, the king sent for Heliodorus, that had charge of his affairs, and despatched him with orders to fetch the said money away. (2 Maccabees 3, 7)
Till now, the Jews had followed their own customs, by grace of a royal privilege; it was John that won it for them, father of that Eupolemus, who afterwards went in embassage to Rome, to make a treaty of alliance. But Jason would abrogate these customs; common right should be none, and great wrong should find acceptance instead. (2 Maccabees 4, 11)
Afterwards, Apollonius the son of Menestheus was despatched to Egypt, for the enthroning of king Ptolemy Philometor. Well Antiochus knew that he was disaffected towards the royal policy, and there was his own safety to be considered … He passed on to Joppe, and so to Jerusalem,✻ (2 Maccabees 4, 21)
Back he came to Jerusalem, with the royal warrant to maintain him, yet all unworthy, with a tyrant’s cruel heart, more wild beast than high priest. (2 Maccabees 4, 25)
Menelaus leaving his high priesthood to his own brother, Lysimachus, and for Sostratus … he became governor of Cyprus.✻ (2 Maccabees 4, 29)
Yet high priesthood he got none; disappointed of his scheming, back he must go to the Ammonite country, (2 Maccabees 5, 7)
What should Antiochus do? Here was defiance of his authority, here were tones of remonstrance that liked him little. The youngest son lived yet; for him, what encouragement, what royal assurances of wealth and happiness! Would he but leave the law of his fathers, he should be the king’s friend, and have weighty matters entrusted to him. (2 Maccabees 7, 24)
