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and he made him one of the king's friends and paid him high honors.
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For he had heard that the Jews were addressed by the Romans as friends and allies and brethren, and that the Romans had received the envoys of Simon with honor.
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"And the Jews and their priests decided that Simon should be their leader and high priest for ever, until a trustworthy prophet should arise,
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and that he should be governor over them and that he should take charge of the sanctuary and appoint men over its tasks and over the country and the weapons and the strongholds, and that he should take charge of the sanctuary,
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and that he should be obeyed by all, and that all contracts in the country should be written in his name, and that he should be clothed in purple and wear gold.
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