1 When Eleazar had in this manner answered the exhortations of the tyrant, the spearbearers came up, and rudely dragged Eleazar to the instruments of torture. (WEB) 2 First, they stripped the old man, adorned as he was with the beauty of piety. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 6:1–2
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4 Maccabees 9:10–12
10 When they had said this, the tyrant was not only exasperated against them for being disobedient, but enraged with them for being ungrateful. (WEB) 11 So, at his bidding, the torturers brought the oldest of them, and tearing through his tunic, bound his hands and arms o… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 11:8–10
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4 Maccabees 6:5–7
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4 Maccabees 9:25–27
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2 Maccabees 4:24–26
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4 Maccabees 11:16–18
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4 Maccabees 6:23–25
23 You spearbearers of the tyrant, why do you linger?” (WEB) 24 Beholding him so high-minded against misery, and not changing at their pity, they led him to the fire. (WEB) 25 Then with their wickedly contrived instruments they burned him on the fire, and poured stinking fluids dow… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 6:18–20
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