3. to make the temple subject to tribute like the sacred sites of other nations, and to put the high priesthood on sale every year.
4. He gave no thought whatsoever to the power of God but was inflated by his tens of thousands of foot soldiers, his thousands of cavalry, and his eighty elephants.
5. He entered Judea, drew near to Beth-zur (a strongly fortified town about a half mile from Jerusalem), and attacked it.