7. And by such a law, it turned out that the betrayer of the law, Menelaus, died, not having so much as a burial in the earth.
8. And indeed, this satisfied justice, for just as he had committed many offenses toward the altar of God, the fire and ashes of which are holy, so was he condemned to die in ashes.
9. But the king, with his mind being unbridled, came to reveal himself as more wicked to the Jews than his father was.
10. When Judas understood this, he instructed the people to call upon the Lord day and night, so that, just as always, now also he would help them.