6. and said that there was so much money in the Temple treasury that it could not be counted, and since the money was not needed for sacrifices, it might as well be placed under the king's control.
7. When Apollonius met the king, he told him about the money, and the king ordered Heliodorus, his chief minister, to get it for him.
8. Heliodorus set out at once on his mission, but he claimed that he was only making a tour of inspection of the cities of Greater Syria.
9. After he had arrived in Jerusalem and had been warmly received by the High Priest, he explained the real reason for his visit and asked if what he had been told was true.
12. He added that it was absolutely impossible that anyone should be permitted to take the money of those people who had put their trust in the sanctity and safety of this world-famous Temple.
13. But Heliodorus insisted that the money should be taken for the royal treasury, as the king had ordered.
14. So he fixed a day and went into the Temple to supervise the counting of the money. This caused an uproar throughout the entire city.