He commanded also, that the tongue of the wicked Nicanor should be cut out, and given by pieces to birds, and the hand of the furious man to be hanged up over against the temple.

He commanded also, that the tongue of the wicked Nicanor should be cut out, and given by pieces to birds, and the hand of the furious man to be hanged up over against the temple.

2 Maccabees 15:31
And when he was come thither, having called together his countrymen, and the priests to the altar, he sent also for them that were in the castle,

2 Maccabees 15:32
And shewing them the head of Nicanor, and the wicked hand, which he had stretched out, with proud boasts, against the holy house of the Almighty God,

2 Maccabees 15:34
Then all blessed the Lord of heaven, saying: Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled.

2 Maccabees 15:35
And he hung up Nicanor's head in the top of the castle, that it might be an evident and manifest sign of the help of God.