Sirach 50:1

High Priest Simon

1 Simon, Onias' son, was a great high priest. During his life, he repaired the house and, in his time, strengthened the temple's defenses.

Sirach 50:1 In-Context

1 Simon, Onias' son, was a great high priest. During his life, he repaired the house and, in his time, strengthened the temple's defenses.

2 He made the foundation for the courtyard wall, a high fortification for the temple enclosure.

3 In his time, he dug out a storage basin for water, a reservoir with a circumference like a lake's.

4 He gave forethought to keeping his people from disaster, and he strengthened the city against sieges.

5 How glorious he was as the people thronged around him when he came out from behind the curtain and left the temple!

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb Distinguished among his brothers and the glory of his people was the high priest Simon son of Onias.