2 Maccabees 4:7-9

Common English Bible

Jason as high priest

⁷ After Seleucus died and Antiochus (who was called Epiphanes) received the kingdom, Jason the brother of Onias gained the high priesthood by corruption. ⁸ He offered the king, in private communication, 20,520 pounds of silver, and an additional 4,560 pounds from another source of revenue. ⁹ He also promised to pay another 8,550 pounds of silver if he were permitted to set up, under his own authority, a gymnasium and a place for training the young people, and to enroll those living in Jerusalem as citizens of Antioch.