4 Maccabees 5:4

4 And when many persons had been rounded up, one man, Eleazar by name, leader of the flock, was brought before the king. He was a man of priestly family, learned in the law, advanced in age, and known to many in the tyrant's court because of his philosophy.

4 Maccabees 5:4 In-Context

2 ordered the guards to seize each and every Hebrew and to compel them to eat pork and food sacrificed to idols.

3 If any were not willing to eat defiling food, they were to be broken on the wheel and killed.

4 And when many persons had been rounded up, one man, Eleazar by name, leader of the flock, was brought before the king. He was a man of priestly family, learned in the law, advanced in age, and known to many in the tyrant's court because of his philosophy.

5 When Antiochus saw him he said,

6 "Before I begin to torture you, old man, I would advise you to save yourself by eating pork,