1 Maccabees 2:34

34 But the Israelites replied: "We won't come out, and we won't do what the king commands and so violate the Sabbath."

1 Maccabees 2:34 In-Context

32 Many pursued and overtook them. The king's military forces camped opposite them and prepared for battle against them on the Sabbath.

33 They said to them: "Enough of this! Come out and do what the king commands, and you will live."

34 But the Israelites replied: "We won't come out, and we won't do what the king commands and so violate the Sabbath."

35 So the enemy immediately attacked them.

36 Still they didn't answer or throw a rock at them or even block up their hiding places.