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They trusted Alcimus, who was a priest descended from Aaron, and they thought he would not cause them any harm.
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Alcimus assured them of his peaceful intentions and solemnly promised that no harm would come to them or their friends.
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But as soon as they began to trust him, he arrested 60 of them and put them all to death on the same day. As the scripture says,
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"The blood of your faithful people was poured out, their bodies were scattered around Jerusalem, and there was no one left to bury the dead."
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When this happened, all the people were afraid of Alcimus and Bacchides, and they said, "They don't know what truth or justice means. They gave their solemn word and then broke it!"
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.