4 Maccabees 11:17

17 When he had said this, they led him to the wheel.

4 Maccabees 11:17 In-Context

15 Since to this end we were born and bred, we ought likewise to die for the same principles.

16 So if you intend to torture me for not eating defiling foods, go on torturing!"

17 When he had said this, they led him to the wheel.

18 He was carefully stretched tight upon it, his back was broken, and he was roasted from underneath.

19 To his back they applied sharp spits that had been heated in the fire, and pierced his ribs so that his entrails were burned through.