Simon’s position as ruler as well as high priest ​ — for him and his descendants — ​ was thus agreed upon not only by foreign Seleucid authority but also by “the Great Assembly ” of his own people.
لم تكن السلطة السلوقية الاجنبية وحدها مَن وافق ان يشغل سمعان والمتحدرون منه مركز حاكم ورئيس كهنة ،‏ بل ايضا « المجمع العظيم » لشعبه الخاص .‏