2 Maccabees 7:39 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

Then the king, being in a rage, handled him worse than all the rest, and took it grievously that he was mocked.

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Bitterly annoyed at the young boy’s contempt, the king grew angry and treated him worse than the others.

Then the king, burning with anger, raged against this one with cruelty beyond all the rest, bearing it indignantly that he himself was derided.

Then the king being incensed with anger, raged against him more cruelly than all the rest, taking it grievously that he was mocked.

These words of ridicule made Antiochus so furious that he had the boy tortured even more cruelly than his brothers.

But the king, falling into a rage, handled him worse than all the rest, being exasperated at his mocking.

When Antiochus realized that the boy was mocking him, he became more furious than ever and tortured him worse than the others.