2 Maccabees 3:18-20

Wycliffe Bible

¹⁸ Also other men gathered together flock-meal, and came out of (their) houses, beseeching with open beseeching, for that that the place was to coming into despite.

¹⁹ And (the) women were gird on the breast with hair-shirts, and flowed together by (or in) (the) streets; but and virgins, that were closed (up) (al)together, ran to Onias; others forsooth to the walls, some soothly beheld by (the) windows.

²⁰ Forsooth all held forth hands into heaven, and besought; [Forsooth all holding forth hands into heaven besought;]