1 Maccabees 1:49-51

Common English Bible

⁴⁹ All of this was intended to make them forget the Law and change its regulations. ⁵⁰ Whoever didn’t obey the king would die.

⁵¹ In this way, Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom. He appointed inspectors over all the people, and commanded the Jewish communities to offer pagan sacrifices, town by town.