ANDRONICUS, one of the Great Men belonging to the Court of Antiochus 2 Macc. iv. 34.Epiphanes, was left by this Prince to govern the City of Antioch in his absence, while he went into Cilicia, to reduce certain places which had revolted from him. Menelaus the pretended High Priest of the Jews thought this circumstance might favour his design of getting rid of Onias, whose dignity he unjustly was possessed of, and who was come to Antioch with accusations to prefer against him. He addressed himself therefore to Andronicus, and made large presents to him: which Onias being informed of, reproached him with great sharpness for it, keeping close all the while in the Sanctuary of Daphne, lest any violence should be offered him.
Menelaus sollicited Andronicus so powerfully to dispatch Onias, that he came himself to Daphne, promised Onias with solemn oaths, that he would do him no injury, and so persuaded him to leave his place of refuge; but as soon as he was out of it, without any regard to justice, he killed him. When King Antiochus Epiphanes returned from his expedition, and was acquainted with the death of Onias, he was so touched with concern for it as to shed tears, and commanded Andronicus to be divested of the purple which he wore, to be led about the City in an ignominious manner, and killed in the very place where he had put to death Onias. This happened in the year of the World 3834. before J. C. 166. before the vulgar Æra 170.