4 Maccabees 4:7

7 The people angrily protested. They thought it would be terrible if the people who had deposited money in trust in the sacred treasury were robbed. They did whatever they could to prevent it.

4 Maccabees 4:7 In-Context

5 When Apollonius received authority to take action, he quickly advanced into our nation, bringing along the villain Simon and heavily armed troops.

6 He said that he was commanded by the king to come and confiscate the private funds that were stored in the treasury.

7 The people angrily protested. They thought it would be terrible if the people who had deposited money in trust in the sacred treasury were robbed. They did whatever they could to prevent it.

8 However, Apollonius went on to the temple, making threats.

9 The priests stood in the temple, together with their wives and children, begging God to protect the holy place that was being treated so shamefully.