In September 140 B.C.E., an important decree was issued in Jerusalem, enshrined on bronze tablets in Greek style: “King Demetrius [the Greek Seleucid ruler] confirmed him [Simon] in the high priesthood, made him one of his Friends, and paid him high honors....
बऱ्‍याच यहुद्यांच्या मते हे पद केवळ, शलमोनाने महायाजकपदी नेमलेल्या सादोकच्या कुळातील याजकांनाच दिले जाणे योग्य होते.