15 He spoke with them words of peace, and swore to them, saying, “We won’t seek to harm you or your friends.” (WEB) 16 They trusted him. Then he seized sixty men of them, and killed them in one day, according to the word which was written, (WEB) 17 The flesh of your saints and their blood was shed all around Jerusalem, and there was no one to bury them. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:15–17
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1 Maccabees 1:29–31
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1 Esdras 1:52–54
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