2 Maccabees 12:42

Betook themselves unto prayer, and besought him that the sin committed might wholly be put out of remembrance. Besides, that noble Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forsomuch as they saw before their eyes the things that came to pass for the sins of those that were slain.

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Overview of 2 Maccabees 12:42

Summary

Moral instruction follows with collective repentance and atonement

Place

Odollam

Event

Moral exhortation

Estimated Time Period

c. 160 BC