1 Maccabees 7:34-36
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
34 But he mocked and ridiculed them, defiled them,[a] and spoke arrogantly. 35 In a rage he swore: “If Judas and his army are not delivered to me at once, when I return victorious I will burn this temple down.” He went away in great anger. 36 (A)The priests, however, went in and stood before the altar and the sanctuary. They wept and said:
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- 7:34 Defiled them: spitting on the priests caused them to become legally defiled.
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