3 Maccabees 7:15-17

Common English Bible

¹⁵ On that day they killed more than three hundred persons, a day that they also observed as a joyous festival since they had subdued the renegades. ¹⁶ But those who had held fast to God to the point of death, having obtained the complete reward of deliverance, set out from the city crowned with all kinds of the most fragrant flowers, celebrating and shouting, giving thanks with praises and beautiful hymns to the God of their ancestors, the eternal savior of Israel.

The Jews return home

¹⁷ The Jews arrived at Ptolemais, named “Rose-bearing” because of a distinctive feature of the place, where the fleet waited for them for seven days in line with their common desire.