and having overtaken them, they camped against them, and made war against them on the sabbath day. And they said unto them,
Let that which ye have done hitherto suffice; come forth, and do according to the commandment of the king, and ye shall live.
But they said, We will not come forth, neither will we do the king’s commandment, to profane the sabbath day
Howbeit they answered them not, neither cast they a stone at them, nor stopped the places where they lay hid;
But said, Let us die all in our innocency: heaven and earth will testify for us, that ye put us to death wrongfully.