1 Maccabees, Chapter 2, verses 32-37

³²They pursued after them a great number, and having overtaken them, they camped against them, and made war against them on the sabbath day.

³³And they said unto them, Let that which ye have done hitherto suffice; come forth, and do according to the commandment of the king, and ye shall live.

³⁴But they said, We will not come forth, neither will we do the king's commandment, to profane the sabbath day.

³⁵So then they gave them the battle with all speed.

³⁶Howbeit they answered them not, neither cast they a stone at them, nor stopped the places where they lay hid;

³⁷But said, Let us die all in our innocency: heaven and earth will testify for us, that ye put us to death wrongfully.


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