46 So Ptolemy took Antiochus out on a porch, saying they needed a breath of fresh air. He convinced Antiochus to change his mind
47 and to drop the charges against Menelaus, the cause of the trouble.Afterwards, Antiochus sentenced the three messengers to death. Even the cruelest judge would have freed those men,
48 but Antiochus had them quickly and wrongfully killed. He did this because they had spoken in behalf of Jerusalem, its people, and the sacred dishes that had been stolen.
49 The citizens of Tyre were so disgusted by the murder of these three men that they honored them with elaborate funerals.
50 But because our rulers were greedy, Menelaus was allowed to continue as high priest. He grew so cruel that we considered him our worst enemy.