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.
યોનાથાનના મૃત્યુ પછી તેના ભાઈ સિમોને તેનાથી પણ વધારે પ્રાપ્ત કર્યું.