12
And that it was altogether impossible that such wrongs should be done unto them, that had committed it to the holiness of the place, and to the majesty and inviolable sanctity of the temple, honoured over all the world.
10
Then the high priest told him that there was such money laid up for the relief of widows and fatherless children:
11
And that some of it belonged to Hircanus son of Tobias, a man of great dignity, and not as that wicked Simon had misinformed: the sum whereof in all was four hundred talents of silver, and two hundred of gold:
12
And that it was altogether impossible that such wrongs should be done unto them, that had committed it to the holiness of the place, and to the majesty and inviolable sanctity of the temple, honoured over all the world.
13
But Heliodorus, because of the king's commandment given him, said, That in any wise it must be brought into the king's treasury.
14
So at the day which he appointed he entered in to order this matter: wherefore there was no small agony throughout the whole city.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.