10 When they had received this letter, they didn’t hurry to depart immediately. They petitioned the king to be allowed to inflict fitting punishment upon those of their race who had willingly transgressed the holy god, and the law of God. (WEB)
3 Maccabees 7:10
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1 Maccabees 1:12–14
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1 Maccabees 7:6–8
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3 Maccabees 4:12–14
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4 Maccabees 8:1–2
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1 Maccabees 6:58–60
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2 Maccabees 15:9–11
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