2 Maccabees 3:15

15 Priests, wearing their priestly robes, threw themselves face downward before the altar and begged God to keep the money safe, since he had given the laws designed to protect the money that people deposited in the Temple.

2 Maccabees 3:15 In-Context

13 But Heliodorus insisted that the money should be taken for the royal treasury, as the king had ordered.

14 So he set a day and went into the Temple to supervise the counting of the money. This caused an uproar throughout the entire city.

15 Priests, wearing their priestly robes, threw themselves face downward before the altar and begged God to keep the money safe, since he had given the laws designed to protect the money that people deposited in the Temple.

16 It was heartbreaking to see the High Priest. His face turned pale, revealing the agony of his soul,

17 and his body was trembling with fear, reflecting the pain in his heart.