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And when the king asked Heliodorus, who might be a fit man to be sent yet once more to Jerusalem, he said: (2 Maccabees 3, 37)
Onias considering the danger of this contention, and that Apollonius, who was the governor of Celesyria and Phenicia, was outrageous, which increased the malice of Simon, went to the king, (2 Maccabees 4, 4)
For he saw that, except the king took care, it was impossible that matters should be settled in peace, or that Simon would cease from his folly. (2 Maccabees 4, 6)
And went to the king, promising him three hundred and sixty talents of silver, and out of other revenues four- score talents. (2 Maccabees 4, 8)
Which when the king had granted, and he had gotten the rule into his hands, forthwith he began to bring over his countrymen to the fashion of the heathens. (2 Maccabees 4, 10)
Now when the game that was used every fifth year was kept at Tyre, the king being present, (2 Maccabees 4, 18)
Now when Apollonius the son of Mnestheus was sent into Egypt to treat with the nobles of king Philometor, and Antiochus understood that he was wholly excluded from the affairs of the kingdom, consulting his own interest, he departed thence and came to Joppe, and from thence to Jerusalem: (2 Maccabees 4, 21)
Three years afterwards Jason sent Menelaus, brother of the aforesaid Simon, to carry money to the king, and to bring answers from him concerning certain necessary affairs. (2 Maccabees 4, 23)
But he being recommended to the king, when he had magnified the appearance of his power, got the high priesthood for himself, by offering more than Jason by three hundred talents of silver. (2 Maccabees 4, 24)
So having received the king's man- date, he returned bringing nothing worthy of the high priesthood: but having the mind of a cruel tyrant, and the rage of a savage beast. (2 Maccabees 4, 25)
So Menelaus got the principality: but as for the money he had promised to the king he took no care, when Sostratus the governor of the castle called for (2 Maccabees 4, 27)
For to him appertained the gathering of the taxes: wherefore they were both called before the king. (2 Maccabees 4, 28)
