1 Maccabees 14:46-48

Common English Bible

⁴⁶ All the people agreed to give Simon the power to act in keeping with these decisions. ⁴⁷ Simon accepted and agreed to be high priest, to command and rule the Jews and the priests, and to protect them all. ⁴⁸ Also they gave orders to write this decision on bronze plates and to set them up in a public place in the sanctuary grounds.