1 Maccabees 14:40-42
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
40 For he had heard that the Jews were addressed by the Romans as friends and allies and brothers, and that the Romans[a] had received the envoys of Simon with honour.
41 ‘The Jews and their priests have resolved that Simon should be their leader and high priest for ever, until a trustworthy prophet should arise, 42 and that he should be governor over them and that he should take charge of the sanctuary and appoint officials over its tasks and over the country and the weapons and the strongholds, and that he should take charge of the sanctuary,
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