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11 and that the rest belonged to Hyrcanus, the son of Tobias,[a] a man who held a very prominent position. In contrast to what the impious Simon had alleged, the total sum amounted to four hundred talents of silver and two hundred talents of gold.

12 He further added that it would be completely out of the question to inflict injustice upon those who had placed their trust in the sanctity of the place and in the holiness and inviolability of a temple venerated throughout the entire world. 13 However, because of the orders he had received from the king, Heliodorus stated that he had no other choice but to confiscate the money for the royal treasury.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Maccabees 3:11 Hyrcanus, the son of Tobias: a member of the Tobiad family of the Transjordan (Neh 2:10; 6:17ff; 13:4-8). His father was Joseph, whose mother was the sister of the high priest Onias II.