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2 Maccabees 3:1-2
Good News Translation
2 Maccabees 3:1-2
Good News Translation
The Argument between Onias and Simon
3 When Onias[a] was High Priest in Jerusalem, the holy city enjoyed peace and prosperity, and its laws were strictly obeyed, because he was devout and hated evil. 2 The kings of Syria and Egypt honored the Temple and presented it with expensive gifts,
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- 2 Maccabees 3:1 onias: This is Onias the Third, son of Simon the Second (see 4.4-6; Si 50.1-21).
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