1 Maccabees 2:14

14 Then Mattathias and his sons tore their clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned greatly.

1 Maccabees 2:14 In-Context

12 And see, our holy place, our beauty, and our glory have been laid waste; the Gentiles have profaned them.

13 Why should we live any longer?"

14 Then Mattathias and his sons tore their clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned greatly.

15 The king's officers who were enforcing the apostasy came to the town of Modein to make them offer sacrifice.

16 Many from Israel came to them; and Mattathias and his sons were assembled.