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2 Maccabees 3:1-12

Heliodorus’ Arrival in Jerusalem.

1 While the holy city lived in perfect peace and the laws were strictly observed because of the piety of the high priest Onias and his hatred of evil,

verse 1: Onias: Onias III was high priest from 196 to 175 B.C.
and died in 171 B.C. He was the son of Simon,
whose praises are sung in Sir 50:1–21
(link: bible.com/you version)

2 the kings themselves honored the place and glorified the temple with the most magnificent gifts.

3 Thus Seleucus, king of Asia, defrayed from his own revenues all the expenses necessary for the liturgy of sacrifice.

verse 3: Seleucus: Seleucus IV Philopator,
who reigned from 187 to 175 B.C.

4 But a certain Simon, of the priestly clan of Bilgah, who had been appointed superintendent of the temple, had a quarrel with the high priest about the administration of the city market.

verse 4: Bilgah: a priestly family
mentioned in 1 Chr 24:14; Neh 12:5, 18

5 Since he could not prevail against Onias, he went to Apollonius of Tarsus, who at that time was governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia,

6 and reported to him that the treasury in Jerusalem was full of such untold riches that the sum total of the assets was past counting and that since they did not belong to the account of the sacrifices, it would be possible for them to fall under the authority of the king.

7 When Apollonius had an audience with the king, he informed him about the riches that had been reported to him. The king chose his chief minister Heliodorus and sent him with instructions to seize those riches.

8 So Heliodorus immediately set out on his journey, ostensibly to visit the cities of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, but in reality to carry out the king’s purpose.

9 When he arrived in Jerusalem and had been graciously received by the high priest of the city, he told him about the information that had been given, and explained the reason for his presence, and he inquired if these things were really true.

10 The high priest explained that there were deposits for widows and orphans,

11 and some was the property of Hyrcanus, son of Tobias, a man who occupied a very high position. Contrary to the misrepresentations of the impious Simon, the total amounted only to four hundred talents of silver and two hundred of gold.

verse 11: Hyrcanus, son of Tobias:
a member of the Tobiad family of Transjordan
(Neh 2:10; 6:17–19; 13:4–8).
Hyrcanus’ father was Joseph,
whose mother was the sister
of the high priest Onias II.

12 It was utterly unthinkable to defraud those who had placed their trust in the sanctity of the place and in the sacred inviolability of a temple venerated all over the world.

verse 1-40: This legendary episode about Heliodorus
is recounted here for the purpose
of stressing the inviolability of the Temple of Jerusalem;
its later profanation was interpreted
as owing to the sins of the people

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