1 Maccabees 7:38

38 Take vengeance on this man and on his army! Make them die by the sword. Remember their evil slander. Don't let them live any longer.

1 Maccabees 7:38 In-Context

36 Then the priests went inside and stood before the altar and the temple. They wept out loud and said:

37 You, heavenly one, chose this house to be called by your name and to be a house of prayer and petition for your people.

38 Take vengeance on this man and on his army! Make them die by the sword. Remember their evil slander. Don't let them live any longer.

39 Now Nicanor, along with the Syrian army, left Jerusalem and camped in Beth-horon.

40 Judas camped in Adasa with three thousand men. Then Judas prayed: