23 Having subdued them, he established a decree that if any of them lived according to the ancestral laws, he should die. (WEB) 24 When he could by no means destroy by his decrees the obedience to the law of the nation, but saw all his threats and punishments without effect, (WEB) 25 for even women, because they continued to circumcise their children, were flung down a precipice along with them, knowing beforehand of the punishment. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 4:23–25
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2 Maccabees 6:8–10
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1 Maccabees 1:49–51
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4 Maccabees 6:20–22
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4 Maccabees 8:1–2
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