⁵ And to ^(A)the others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike. ^(B)Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity. ^6 (C)Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but ^(D)touch no one on whom is the mark. And ^(E)begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the house. ⁷ Then he said to them, ^(F)“Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out.” So they went out and struck in the city.