2 Maccabees 3:2-4

Common English Bible

² the kings used to honor the place and glorify the temple by sending the best gifts. ³ Seleucus the king of Asia even supplied all expenses for the sacrificial service from his own revenues. ⁴ But a certain Simon from the tribe of Benjamin, who had been appointed administrator of the temple, had a difference of opinion with the high priest about the management of the city market.