Mattathias then killed the government official who made the demand. When the order to arrest Mattathias was made, he went into the wilderness to hide. There Mattathias was joined by his sons and others who heeded his call, “Let everyone who has a zeal for the Law and who stands by the covenant follow me!”.
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