33. And when the high priest was praying, the same youths, dressed in the same clothing, were standing by Heliodorus, and they said: "Give thanks to Onias the priest, for it is on his behalf that the Lord has granted life to you.
34. But, having been scourged by God, you must announce to all the great things of God and his power." And having said this, they disappeared.
35. Then Heliodorus offered sacrifice to God and made great vows to him who had permitted him to live. And he gave thanks to Onias. And, gathering his troops, he returned to the king.
36. But he testified to all about the works of the great God, which he had seen with his own eyes.
37. And so, when the king questioned Heliodorus as to who might be fit to be sent once more to Jerusalem, he said:
38. "If you have any enemy, or a traitor to your kingdom, send him there, and he will return to you scourged, if he even escapes. For truly, in that place, there is a certain power of God.
39. Yes, he who has his dwelling in the heavens is the visitor and protector of that place, and he strikes and destroys those arriving to do evil."