1 Maccabees 2:35

35 So the enemy immediately attacked them.

1 Maccabees 2:35 In-Context

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.

37 They said, "Let's all die in our innocence. Heaven and earth testify on our behalf that you are killing us unjustly."