1 Maccabees 1:51-53

New Catholic Bible

⁵¹ These were the terms of the edicts he issued throughout his kingdom. He appointed inspectors to supervise all the people, and he commanded all the towns of Judah to offer sacrifices, town by town. ⁵² Many of the people, abandoning the law, joined them and committed evil deeds in the land, ⁵³ thereby driving Israel into hiding in every possible place of refuge.