2 Maccabees 3:3-5

Wycliffe Bible

³ so that Seleucus, king of Asia, gave of his rents all (the) expenses pertaining to the service of (the) sacrifices.

⁴ Forsooth Simon, of the lineage of Benjamin, that was ordained sovereign [or provost] of the temple, when the prince of priests against-stood him, strove for to cast some wicked thing in the city.

⁵ But when he might not overcome Onias, he came to Apollonius, son of Thraseus, that in that time was duke of Celosyria and Phenice (who was then governor of Greater Syria and Phoenicia);