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2 Maccabees 3:13 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" But Heliodorus, because of the king’s command given him, said that in any case this money must be confiscated for the king’s treasury. "

2 Maccabees 3:13

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11 and moreover some money belonging to Hyrcanus the son of Tobias, a man in very high place, not as that impious Simon falsely alleged; and that in all there were four hundred talents of silver and two hundred of gold,

12 and that it was altogether impossible that wrong should be done to those who had put trust in the holiness of the place, and in the majesty and inviolable sanctity of the temple, honored over all the world.

13 But Heliodorus, because of the king’s command given him, said that in any case this money must be confiscated for the king’s treasury.

14 So having appointed a day, he entered in to direct the inquiry concerning these matters; and there was no small distress throughout the whole city.

15 The priests, prostrating themselves before the altar in their priestly garments, and called toward heaven upon him who gave the law concerning deposits, that he should preserve these treasures safe for those who had deposited them.

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2 Maccabees 5:18

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"Moreover I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses must be given with all diligence to these men, that they not be hindered."

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Ezra 7:21

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"I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,"

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2 Maccabees 3:1

"When the holy city was inhabited with unbroken peace and the laws were kept very well because of the godliness of Onias the high priest and his hatred of wickedness,"

2 Maccabees 3:2

"it came to pass that even the kings themselves honored the place and glorified the temple with the noblest presents,"

2 Maccabees 3:3

"so that even King Seleucus of Asia bore all the costs belonging to the services of the sacrifices out of his own revenues."

2 Maccabees 3:4

"But a man named Simon of the tribe of Benjamin, having been made guardian of the temple, disagreed with the high priest about the ruling of the market in the city."

2 Maccabees 3:5

"When he couldn’t overcome Onias, he went to Apollonius of Tarsus, who at that time was governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia."

2 Maccabees 3:6

"He brought him word how that the treasury in Jerusalem was full of untold sums of money, so that the multitude of the funds was innumerable, and that they didn’t pertain to the account of the sacrifices, but that it was possible that these should fall under the king’s power."

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