1 Maccabees 6:22
21. Howbeit certain of them that were besieged got forth, unto whom some ungodly men of Israel joined themselves:22. And they went unto the king, and said, How long will it be ere thou execute judgment, and avenge our brethren?23. We have been willing to serve thy father, and to do as he would have us, and to obey his commandments;
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