1 Maccabees 1:41-46
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41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people,
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42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king.
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43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath.
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44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land,
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45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days:
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46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: