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He was yet at his prayers, when those two warriors, in the same brave attire, stood by Heliodorus again; Thanks thou owest, they said, to the high priest Onias; at his instance, the Lord grants thee life; (2 Maccabees 3, 33)
And now, what must Simon do, the same that had drawn men’s eyes to his country with stories of treasure, but fall to slandering Onias? Onias it was, by his way of it, had egged Heliodorus on,✻ and been the author of the mischief. (2 Maccabees 4, 1)
So true a patriot, that well loved his race, well guarded the divine law, and he must be branded with the name of traitor! (2 Maccabees 4, 2)
Here was the public peace much endangered; here was Apollonius, the governor of Coelesyria and Phoenice, adding fuel to the flame of Simon’s malice;✻ what marvel if Onias had recourse to the king? (2 Maccabees 4, 4)
Little enough it liked him to bring an ill name on his fellow-citizens; yet common good of the Jewish folk he must needs have in mind; (2 Maccabees 4, 5)
Let leave be granted him to set up a game-place for the training of youth, and enrol the men of Jerusalem as citizens of Antioch, he would give his bond for a hundred and fifty more. (2 Maccabees 4, 9)
To this the king assented; high priest he became, and straightway set about perverting his fellow-countrymen to the Gentile way of living. (2 Maccabees 4, 10)
This game-place of his he did not scruple to set up in the very shadow of the Citadel, and debauch✻ all that was noblest of Judaea’s youth. (2 Maccabees 4, 12)
Mischief in the bud, think you, when such alien Gentile ways came in? Nay, here was flower and fruit of it; and all through the unexampled villainy of one man, this Jason, that high priest was none, but rather an arch-traitor. (2 Maccabees 4, 13)
Why, the priests themselves had no more stomach for serving the altar; temple scorned, and sacrifice unheeded, off they went to the wrestling-ground, there to enter their names and win unhallowed prizes, soon as ever the first quoit was thrown! (2 Maccabees 4, 14)
What glory their fathers had handed down to them! And fame such as the Greeks covet was all their ambition now. (2 Maccabees 4, 15)
When the quinquennial games were being held at Tyre, in the king’s presence, (2 Maccabees 4, 18)
