1 Maccabees 14:46

46 Thus it pleased all the people to deal with Simon and to do as hath been said.

1 Maccabees 14:46 In-Context

44 also that it should be lawful for none of the people or priests to break any of these things, or to gainsay his words, or to gather an assembly in the country without him, or to be clothed in purple or wear a buckle of gold;

45 and whosoever should do otherwise, or break any of these things, he should be punished.

46 Thus it pleased all the people to deal with Simon and to do as hath been said.

47 Then Simon accepted this, and was well pleased to be high priest, and captain and governor of the Jews and priests, and to defend them all.

48 So they commanded that this writing should be put on tablets of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary in a conspicuous place;