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2 Maccabees 4:8
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 4:8
New Catholic Bible
8 [a]In a petition he promised the king three hundred and sixty talents of silver, with eighty talents from another source of revenue.
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- 2 Maccabees 4:8 Jason promised an increased tribute; the usual amount seems to have been around 300 talents. He expected to recover the sum from the usual entries of his little administrative region (Judea) and from eventual taxes that he could impose once he became high priest. Antiochians: honorary citizens of Antioch, a Hellenistic city of the Seleucid Kingdom that had a corporation of such people who enjoyed political and commercial privileges.
