4:35 For the which cause not only the Jews, but many also of other
nations, took great indignation, and were much grieved for the unjust
murder of the man.
4:36 And when the king was come again from the places about Cilicia,
the Jews that were in the city, and certain of the Greeks that abhorred
the fact also, complained because Onias was slain without cause.
4:37 Therefore Antiochus was heartily sorry, and moved to pity, and
wept, because of the sober and modest behaviour of him that was dead.
4:38 And being kindled with anger, forthwith he took away Andronicus
his purple, and rent off his clothes, and leading him through the whole
city unto that very place, where he had committed impiety against
Onias, there slew he the cursed murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him
his punishment, as he had deserved.
4:39 Now when many sacrileges had been committed in the city by
Lysimachus with the consent of Menelaus, and the bruit thereof was
spread abroad, the multitude gathered themselves together against
Lysimachus, many vessels of gold being already carried away.
4:40 Whereupon the common people rising, and being filled with rage,
Lysimachus armed about three thousand men, and began first to offer
violence; one Auranus being the leader, a man far gone in years, and no
less in folly.
4:41 They then seeing the attempt of Lysimachus, some of them caught
stones, some clubs, others taking handfuls of dust, that was next at
hand, cast them all together upon Lysimachus, and those that set upon
them.
4:42 Thus many of them they wounded, and some they struck to the
ground, and all of them they forced to flee: but as for the
churchrobber himself, him they killed beside the treasury.
4:43 Of these matters therefore there was an accusation laid against
Menelaus.
4:44 Now when the king came to Tyrus, three men that were sent from the
senate pleaded the cause before him:
4:45 But Menelaus, being now convicted, promised Ptolemee the son of
Dorymenes to give him much money, if he would pacify the king toward
him.
4:46 Whereupon Ptolemee taking the king aside into a certain gallery,
as it were to take the air, brought him to be of another mind:
4:47 Insomuch that he discharged Menelaus from the accusations, who
notwithstanding was cause of all the mischief: and those poor men, who,
if they had told their cause, yea, before the Scythians, should have
been judged innocent, them he condemned to death.
4:48 Thus they that followed the matter for the city, and for the
people, and for the holy vessels, did soon suffer unjust punishment.
4:49 Wherefore even they of Tyrus, moved with hatred of that wicked
deed, caused them to be honourably buried.
4:50 And so through the covetousness of them that were of power
Menelaus remained still in authority, increasing in malice, and being a
great traitor to the citizens.
5:1 About the same time Antiochus prepared his second voyage into
Egypt:
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