2 Maccabees 4:10-20

10 which, when the king had granted and he had gotten into his hand the rule, he forthwith brought his own nation to Greek fashion.
11 And the royal privileges granted of special favor to the Jews by the means of John the father of Eupolemus, who went as ambassador to Rome for amity and aid, he took away; and, putting down the governments which were according to the law, he brought up new customs against the law.
12 For he gladly built a place of exercise under the tower itself, and brought the chief young men under his subjection, and made them wear a hat.
13 Now such was the height of Greek fashion and increase of heathen manners through the exceeding profaneness of Jason, that ungodly wretch and no high priest, that
14 the priests had no courage to serve any more at the altar, but, despising the temple and neglecting the sacrifices, they hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise after the game of discus called them forth,
15 not standing by the honors of their fathers, but liking the glory of the Grecians best of all.
16 By reason thereof sore calamity came upon them; for they held them to be their enemies and avengers whose custom they followed so earnestly and unto whom they desired to be like in all things.
17 For it is not a light thing to do wickedly against the laws of God, but the time followig shall declare these things.
18 Now when the game that was held every fifth year was kept at Tyre, the king being present,
19 this ungracious Jason sent special messengers from Jerusalem, who were Antiochians, to carry three hundred drachmas of silver for the sacrifice to Hercules, which even the bearers thereof thought not fit to bestow upon the sacrifice because it was not proper, but to be reserved for other charges.
20 This money then, as intended by the sender, was appointed for Hercules' sacrifice; but because of the bearers thereof, it was employed in the making of galleys.
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