2 Maccabees 4:37-39
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
37 Antiochus was deeply grieved and full of pity; he wept as he recalled the prudence and noble conduct of the deceased. 38 Inflamed with anger, he immediately stripped Andronicus of his purple robe, tore off his garments, and had him led through the whole city to the very place where he had committed the outrage against Onias; and there he put the murderer to death. Thus the Lord rendered him the punishment he deserved.
More Outrages. 39 Many acts of sacrilege had been committed by Lysimachus in the city[a] with the connivance of Menelaus. When word spread, the people assembled in protest against Lysimachus, because a large number of gold vessels had been stolen.
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- 4:39 The city: Jerusalem. Menelaus was still in Syria.
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