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2 Maccabees 4:6-8
Good News Translation
2 Maccabees 4:6-8
Good News Translation
6 He realized that without the king's cooperation there was no hope for peace, and Simon would keep on with his foolishness.
Jason Introduces Greek Customs
7 (A)Later, when King Seleucus died and Antiochus (known as Epiphanes) became king, Jason the brother of Onias became High Priest by corrupt means. 8 He went to see[a] the king and offered him 27,000 pounds of silver with 6,000 more pounds to be paid later.
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- 2 Maccabees 4:8 went to see; or wrote to.
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