As Also Concerning The Actions Of The Maccabees, Matthias And Judas; And Concerning The Death Of Judas.
And now he took the high priesthood away from Matthias, and made Elioneus, the son of Cantheras, high priest in his stead.
Nor Peter nor the rest asked of Matthias Silver or gold, when he by lot was chosen Unto the place the guilty soul had lost.
Now it happened, that during the time of the high priesthood of this Matthias, there was another person made high priest for a single day, that very day which the Jews observed as a fast.
But as for Herod, he dealt more mildly with others [of the assembly] but he deprived Matthias of the high priesthood, as in part an occasion of this action, and made Joazar, who was Matthias's wife's brother, high priest in his stead.