6
And whosoever was condemned of sacrilege, or had committed any other grievous crime, there did all men thrust him unto death.
7
Such a death it happened that that wicked man died, not having so much as burial in the earth, and that most justly.
8
For inasmuch as he had committed many sins against the altar whose fire and ashes were holy, he received his death in ashes.
9
Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews than had been done in his father's time.
10
When Judas perceived these things, he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord night and day that, if ever at any other time, He would now also help them, being at the point of being removed from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple,
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.