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and declare Menelaus innocent of the charges against him. So Menelaus was set free, although he had caused the trouble; but the three men, whom even the cruel Scythians would have declared innocent, were sentenced to death.
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The three men had spoken in defense of Jerusalem, its people, and the sacred objects stolen from the Temple, but they were quickly and unjustly executed.
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Some of the people of Tyre, however, showed their disgust with this crime and their respect for these men by giving them a splendid funeral.
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Menelaus stayed on in his position because of the greed of those in power. He grew more evil every day and became the worst enemy of his own people.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.