13. But Heliodorus, because of the orders he had from the king, said that in any case this money must be confiscated for the royal treasury.
14. So on the day he had set he went in to take an inventory of the funds. There was no little anguish throughout the city.
15. Priests prostrated themselves before the altar in their priestly robes, and called toward heaven for the one who had given the law about deposits to keep the deposits safe for those who had made them.
16. Whoever saw the appearance of the high priest was pierced to the heart, for the changed complexion of his face revealed his mental anguish.
17. The terror and bodily trembling that had come over the man clearly showed those who saw him the pain that lodged in his heart.
18. People rushed out of their houses and crowded together making common supplication, because the place was in danger of being profaned.
19. Women, girded with sackcloth below their breasts, filled the streets. Young women secluded indoors all ran, some to the gates, some to the walls, others peered through the windows—