4 Maccabees 17:15

¹³Eleazar was the first to contend: and the mother of the seven children entered the contest; and the brethren contended.

¹⁴The tyrant was the opposite; and the world and living men were the spectators.

— 4 Maccabees 17:15 —

¹⁶Who did not admire those champions of true legislation? who were not astonied?

¹⁷The tyrant himself, and all their council, admired their endurance;