12 and commanded his soldiers to cut down without mercy those who came in their way, and to kill those who went into their houses. (WEB) 13 Then there was killing of young and old, destruction of boys, women, and children, and slaying of virgins and infants. (WEB) 14 In a total of three days, eighty thousand were destroyed, of which forty thousand were slain in close combat, and no fewer were sold into slavery than slain. (WEB)
2 Maccabees 5:12–14
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