Expressing the irony of this policy of forced conversion by the Hasmonaean dynasty, historian Solomon Grayzel wrote: “Here was a grandson of Mattathias [Judah Maccabee’s father] violating the very principle ​ — religious freedom — ​ which the previous generation had so nobly defended. ”
Tentang ironisnya kebijakan penobatan paksa oleh dinasti Hasmon ini, sejarawan Solomon Grayzel menulis, ” Di sinilah cucu Matatias [ayah Yudas Makabe] melanggar prinsip yang hakiki — kebebasan beragama — yang oleh generasi - generasi terdahulu dibela dengan sangat terhormat. ”