26. and he was zealous for the law, just as Phinehas did to Zimri, the son of Salomi.
27. And Mattathias exclaimed with a loud voice in the city, saying, "All who hold zeal for the law, maintaining the covenant, let them follow me."
28. And he and his sons fled to the mountains, and they left behind whatever they had in the city.
29. Then many who sought judgment and justice went down into the desert.
30. And they camped there, with their sons, and their wives, and their herds, because evils had overwhelmed them.