Holy Scripture
4 Maccabees 12:7
Source: Septuagint
Original
7And he, after his mother had urged him on in the Hebrew tongue (as we shall soon relate), says,
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5But if you obey, you shall be my friend, and have a charge over the affairs of the kingdom.
6And having thus exhorted him, he sent for the mother of the boy; that, by condoling with her for the loss of so many sons, he might incline her, through the hope of safety, to render the survivor obedient.
— 4 Maccabees 12:7 —
8Release me, that I may speak to the king and all his friends.
9And they, rejoicing exceedingly at the promise of the youth, quickly let him go.