18
So Antiochus appointed Jason to the office of high priest and made him the ruler of the nation.
19
Jason changed the nation's culture and the government so that they completely contradicted the Law.
20
He constructed a Greek school and athletic complex in the heart of the city and abandoned the care of the temple.
21
God's sense of justice was provoked by these things, so God caused Antiochus himself to start a war against the nation.
22
While Antiochus was at war with Ptolemy in Egypt, he heard that the people in Jerusalem had celebrated when they heard a rumor about his death. So Antiochus rushed off to attack them.