53 They killed their young men with the sword around their holy temple, and spared neither young man or young woman, old man or child; but he delivered all of them into their hands. (WEB)
1 Esdras 1:53
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2 Chronicles 36:16–18
16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. 17 So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword… 18 …
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Joshua 8:21–23
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2 Maccabees 5:12–14
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