Good News Translation
and King Seleucus, ruler of all Asia, even used to pay the costs of the Temple sacrifices from the revenues he collected.

New Revised Standard Version
even to the extent that King Seleucus of Asia defrayed from his own revenues all the expenses connected with the service of the sacrifices.

Contemporary English Version
For example, King Seleucus of Asia used to pay for the daily sacrifices with money from the taxes he collected.

New American Bible
Thus Seleucus, king of Asia, defrayed from his own revenues all the expenses necessary for the liturgy of sacrifice.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So that Seleucus, king of Asia, allowed out of his revenues all the charges belonging to the ministry of the sacrifices.

So that Seleucus, king of Asia, allowed out of his revenues all the charges belonging to the ministry of the sacrifices.

2 Maccabees 3:1
Therefore, when the holy city was inhabited with all peace, and the laws as yet were very well kept, because of the godliness of Onias, the high priest and the hatred his soul had of evil,

2 Maccabees 3:2
It came to pass that even the kings themselves and the princes esteemed the place worthy of the highest honour, and glorified the temple with very great gifts:

2 Maccabees 3:4
But one Simon, of the tribe of Benjamin, who was appointed overseer of the temple, strove in opposition to the high priest, to bring about some unjust thing in the city.

2 Maccabees 3:5
And when he could not overcome Onias, he went to Apollonius, the son of Tharseas, who at that time was governor of Celesyria, and Phenicia: