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So we have concerned ourselves to offer something engaging for those who simply want to read, something easily committed to memory, and profitable for anyone who reads it. (2 Maccabees 2, 25)
For just as the architect of a new house has to be concerned about the whole construction, while the painters and decorators are concerned only about what relates to their task, so it is with us. (2 Maccabees 2, 29)
But for one who tries to condense a report, his task is to summarize and not present a complete narration of facts and events. (2 Maccabees 2, 31)
So let us begin our narrative without going on at length about what has been said before, for it would be senseless to expand the preface while cutting short the narration of the history itself. (2 Maccabees 2, 32)
While the Holy City enjoyed complete peace and the laws were observed as perfectly as possible through the piety of Onias the High Priest and his hatred for all wickedness, (2 Maccabees 3, 1)
it came about that kings honored the Holy Place and made the High Priest richer by their magnificent gifts. (2 Maccabees 3, 2)
Even Seleucus, king of Asia, paid from his own account for the expenses of the sacrificial services. (2 Maccabees 3, 3)
But a certain Simon, a priest of the tribe of Bilgah and the Temple administrator, came into conflict with the High Priest regarding the inspection of the city markets. (2 Maccabees 3, 4)
and reported to him that the treasury in Jerusalem was full of untold wealth, that there was a great amount of money which had nothing to do with the expenses required by the sacrifices, and that all this could easily be brought under the control of the king. (2 Maccabees 3, 6)
Apollonius met with the king and told him about the wealth that had been disclosed to him. The king then sent Heliodorus, who was in charge of his affairs, with a letter that authorized him to transfer the treasures. (2 Maccabees 3, 7)
On his arrival in Jerusalem, he was hospitably received by the city and the High Priest to whom he related the report that had been made. He revealed the reason for his coming and asked the High Priest if the report was really true. (2 Maccabees 3, 9)
The High Priest explained that there were some deposits belonging to widows and orphans. (2 Maccabees 3, 10)
