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2 Maccabees 7:38-42 World English Bible (WEB)

38. and that in me and my brethren you may stay the wrath of the Almighty, which has been justly brought upon our whole race.

39. But the king, falling into a rage, handled him worse than all the rest, being exasperated at his mocking.

40. So he also died pure from pollution, putting his whole trust in the Lord.

41. And last of all after her sons the mother died.

42. Let it then suffice to have said thus much concerning the enforcement of sacrificial feasts and the king’s exceeding barbarities.