28 Release the sons of the almighty living God of heaven, who from our ancestors’ times until now has granted a glorious and uninterrupted prosperity to our affairs.” (WEB) 29 He said these things, and they, released the same moment, having now escaped death, praised God their holy Savior. (WEB) 30 The king then departed to the city, and called his financier to himself, and asked him to provide a seven days’ quantity of wine and other materials for feasting for the Jews. He decided that they should keep a cheerful festival of deliverance in the very place in which they expected to meet with their destruction. (WEB)
3 Maccabees 6:28–30
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