4 Maccabees 4:19

19 Jason changed the nation's way of life and altered its form of government in complete violation of the law,

4 Maccabees 4:19 In-Context

17 Jason agreed that if the office were conferred on him he would pay the king three thousand six hundred sixty talents annually.

18 So the king appointed him high priest and ruler of the nation.

19 Jason changed the nation's way of life and altered its form of government in complete violation of the law,

20 so that not only was a gymnasium constructed at the very citadel of our native land, but also the temple service was abolished.

21 The divine justice was angered by these acts and caused Antiochus himself to make war on them.

Footnotes

• [a]. Gk [He]