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So Menelaus got the principality: but as for the money that he had promised unto the king,
he took no good order for it, albeit Sostratis the ruler of the castle required it:
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For unto him appertained the gathering of the customs. Wherefore they were both called
before the king.
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Now Menelaus left his brother Lysimachus in his stead in the priesthood; and Sostratus left
Crates, who was governor of the Cyprians.
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While those things were in doing, they of Tarsus and Mallos made insurrection, because they
were given to the king's concubine, called Antiochus.
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Then came the king in all haste to appease matters, leaving Andronicus, a man in authority,
for his deputy.
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Now Menelaus, supposing that he had gotten a convenient time, stole certain vessels of gold
out of the temple, and gave some of them to Andronicus, and some he sold into Tyrus and the cities
round about.
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Which when Onias knew of a surety, he reproved him, and withdrew himself into a sanctuary
at Daphne, that lieth by Antiochia.
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Wherefore Menelaus, taking Andronicus apart, prayed, him to get Onias into his hands; who
being persuaded thereunto, and coming to Onias in deceit, gave him his right hand with oaths; and
though he were suspected by him, yet persuaded he him to come forth of the sanctuary: whom
forthwith he shut up without regard of justice.
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For the which cause not only the Jews, but many also of other nations, took great indignation,
and were much grieved for the unjust murder of the man.
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And when the king was come again from the places about Cilicia, the Jews that were in the
city, and certain of the Greeks that abhorred the fact also, complained because Onias was slain
without cause.
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Therefore Antiochus was heartily sorry, and moved to pity, and wept, because of the sober
and modest behaviour of him that was dead.
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And being kindled with anger, forthwith he took away Andronicus his purple, and rent off
his clothes, and leading him through the whole city unto that very place, where he had committed
impiety against Onias, there slew he the cursed murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him his
punishment, as he had deserved.
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Now when many sacrileges had been committed in the city by Lysimachus with the consent
of Menelaus, and the fruit thereof was spread abroad, the multitude gathered themselves together
against Lysimachus, many vessels of gold being already carried away.
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Whereupon the common people rising, and being filled with rage, Lysimachus armed about
three thousand men, and began first to offer violence; one Auranus being the leader, a man far gone
in years, and no less in folly.
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They then seeing the attempt of Lysimachus, some of them caught stones, some clubs, others
taking handfuls of dust, that was next at hand, cast them all together upon Lysimachus, and those
that set upon them.
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