1 When the holy city was inhabited with unbroken peace and the laws were kept very well because of the godliness of Onias the high priest and his hatred of wickedness, (WEB) 2 it came to pass that even the kings themselves honored the place and glorified the temple with the noblest presents, (WEB) 3 so that even King Seleucus of Asia bore all the costs belonging to the services of the sacrifices out of his own revenues. (WEB)
2 Maccabees 3:1–3
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