2 Maccabees 4:6-8

Good News Translation

⁶ He realized that without the king's cooperation there was no hope for peace, and Simon would keep on with his foolishness.

Jason Introduces Greek Customs

^7 (A)Later, when King Seleucus died and Antiochus (known as Epiphanes) became king, Jason the brother of Onias became High Priest by corrupt means. ⁸ He went to see^[a] the king and offered him 27,000 pounds of silver with 6,000 more pounds to be paid later.