2 Maccabees 3:1LXX

Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 1 of 40

"Therefore when the holy city was inhabited with all peace, and the laws as yet were very well kept, because of the godliness of Onias the high priest, and the hatred his soul had of evil,"
2 Maccabees 3:1

In context

1Therefore when the holy city was inhabited with all peace, and the laws as yet were very well kept, because of the godliness of Onias the high priest, and the hatred his soul had of evil,

2It came to pass that even the kings themselves, and the princes esteemed the place worthy of the highest honour, and glorified the temple with very great gifts:

3So that Seleucus king of Asia allowed out of his revenues all the charges belonging to the ministry of the sacrifices.

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