nless the king did
look thereunto.

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But after the death of Seleucus, when Antiochus, called
Epiphanes, took the kingdom, Jason the brother of Onias laboured
underhand to be high priest,

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Promising unto the king by intercession three hundred and
threescore talents of silver, and of another revenue eighty
talents:

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Beside this, he promised to assign an hundred and fifty more,
if he might have licence to set him up a place for exercise, and
for the training up of youth in the fashions of the heathen, and
to write them of Jerusalem by the name of Antiochians.

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Which when the king had granted, and he had gotten into his
hand the rule he forthwith brought his own nation to Greekish
fashion.

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And the royal privileges granted of special favour to the
Jews by the means of John the father of Eupolemus, who went
ambassador to Rome for amity and aid, he took away; and putting
down the governments which were according to the law, he brought
up new customs against the law:

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For he built gladly a place of exercise under the tower
itself, and brought the chief young men under his subjection,
and made them wear a hat.

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Now such was the height of Greek fashions, and increase of
heathenish manners, through the exceeding profaneness of Jason,
that ungodly wretch, and no high priest;

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That the priests had no courage to serve any more at the
altar, but despising the temple, and neglecting the sacrifices,
hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place
of exercise, after the game of Discus called them forth;

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Not setting by the honours of their fathers, but liking the
glory of the Grecians best of all.

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By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had
them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they
followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in
all things.

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For it is not a light thing to do wickedly against the laws
of God: but the time following shall declare these things.

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Now when the game that was used every faith year was kept at
Tyrus, the king being present,

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This ungracious Jason sent special messengers from Jerusalem,
who were Antiochians, to carry three hundred drachms of silver
to the sacrifice of Hercules, which even the bearers thereof
thought fit not to bestow upon the sacrifice, because it was not
conveni