2 Maccabees 4:1
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Simon Accuses Onias
4 The previously mentioned Simon, who had informed about the money against[a] his own country, slandered Onias, saying that it was he who had incited Heliodorus and had been the real cause of the misfortune.(A)
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- 4.1 Gk and
2 Maccabees 4:3
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3 When his hatred progressed to such a degree that even murders were committed by one of Simon’s approved agents,(A)
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2 Maccabees 4:4
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4 Onias recognized that the rivalry was serious and that Apollonius son of Menestheus,[a] and governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, was intensifying the malice of Simon.(A)
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- 4.4 Vg: Meaning of Gk uncertain
2 Maccabees 4:23
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Menelaus Becomes High Priest
23 After a period of three years, Jason sent Menelaus, the brother of the previously mentioned Simon, to carry the money to the king and to complete the records of essential business.(A)
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