2 Maccabees 4:34-36

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³⁴ Therefore Menela′us, taking Androni′cus aside, urged him to kill Oni′as. Androni′cus^[a] came to Oni′as, and resorting to treachery offered him sworn pledges and gave him his right hand, and in spite of his suspicion persuaded Oni′as^[b] to come out from the place of sanctuary; then, with no regard for justice, he immediately put him out of the way.^{[c] 35} For this reason not only Jews, but many also of other nations, were grieved and displeased at the unjust murder of the man. ³⁶ When the king returned from the region of Cilic′ia, the Jews in the city^[d] appealed to him with regard to the unreasonable murder of Oni′as, and the Greeks shared their hatred of the crime.