1 Maccabees 6:21-24

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²¹ And some of the besieged got out: and some wicked men of Israel joined themselves unto them.

²² And they went to the king, and said: How long dost thou delay to execute the judgment, and to revenge our brethren?

²³ We determined to serve thy father and to do according to his orders, and obey his edicts:

²⁴ And for this they of our nation are alienated from us, and have slain as many of us as they could find, and have spoiled our inheritances.