3 Maccabees 7:11-13

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹¹ They declared that those who for the belly’s sake had transgressed the divine commandments would never be favourably disposed towards the king’s government. ¹² The king^[a] then, admitting and approving the truth of what they said, granted them a general licence so that freely, and without royal authority or supervision, they might destroy those everywhere in his kingdom who had transgressed the law of God. ¹³ When they had applauded him in fitting manner, their priests and the whole multitude shouted the Hallelujah and joyfully departed.