4 Maccabees 4:20

20 so that not only was a gymnasium constructed at the very citadel of our native land, but also the temple service was abolished.

4 Maccabees 4:20 In-Context

18 So the king appointed him high priest and ruler of the nation.

19 Jason changed the nation's way of life and altered its form of government in complete violation of the law,

20 so that not only was a gymnasium constructed at the very citadel of our native land, but also the temple service was abolished.

21 The divine justice was angered by these acts and caused Antiochus himself to make war on them.

22 For when he was warring against Ptolemy in Egypt, he heard that a rumor of his death had spread and that the people of Jerusalem had rejoiced greatly. He speedily marched against them,

Footnotes

• [a]. Or [high place]