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2 Maccabees 4:1
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 4:1
New Catholic Bible
Liberation of the Temple
Persecution of Antiochus IV and Success of Hellenism
Chapter 4
The Superintendent of the Temple Disturbs the Public Order.[a] 1 The aforementioned Simon, who had served as an informer about the money against his country, began to make slanderous accusations against Onias, claiming that it was he who had incited Heliodorus and thus had instigated these wretched disorders.
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- 2 Maccabees 4:1 Profiting from the rise of Hellenism and political instability, several plotters seek to further their careers.
