His officials “tore and burnt the rolls of the Law whenever they found them, ” wrote historian Heinrich Graetz,“ and killed those who were found to seek strength and consolation in their perusal. ”
Ajaloolane Heinrich Graetz kirjutas, et kuninga ametnikud „rebisid puruks ja põletasid ära Moosese seadust sisaldavad rullraamatud, mis nad leidsid, ning tapsid kõik, kes otsisid tuge ja tröösti nende lugemisest ”. Keskaeg.