35 Then the enemy hurried to attack them. (WEB) 36 They didn’t answer them. They didn’t cast a stone at them, or block their secret places, (WEB) 37 saying, “Let’s all die in our innocence. Heaven and earth testify for us, that you put us to death unjustly.” (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:35–37
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