2 Maccabees 14:40

2 Maccabees 14:40 Context

³⁸For in the former times, when they mingled not themselues with the Gentiles, he had bin accused of Iudaisme, and did boldly ieopard his body and life with al vehemency for the religion of þ^e Iewes. ³⁹So Nicanor willing to declare the hate that he bare vnto the Iewes, sent aboue fiue hūdred men of war to take him. ⁴⁰For he thought by taking him to do [the Iewes] much hurt. ⁴¹Now when the multitude would haue taken the towre, and violently broken into the vtter doore, and bade that fire should be brought to burne it, he being ready to be taken on euery side, fell vpon his sword, ⁴²Chusing rather to die manfully, then to come into the hands of the wicked to be abused otherwise then beseemed his noble birth.

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