1 Maccabees 7:34-36

New Catholic Bible

³⁴ But he mocked and jeered at them, defiled them,^[a] and spoke arrogantly, ³⁵ swearing in his rage: “Unless Judas and his army are turned over to me immediately, I will burn this temple to the ground when I return victorious.” Then he went off in great anger. ³⁶ At this turn of events, the priests went in and stood tearfully before the altar and the sanctuary, saying: