1 Maccabees 1:57-59

New Catholic Bible

⁵⁷ If any people were discovered in possession of a book of the covenant or acting in conformity with the law, they were condemned to death by the decree of the king.

⁵⁸ Month after month these wicked people used their power against any loyal Israelite found in the towns. ⁵⁹ On the twenty-fifth day of each month they offered sacrifice on the altar erected on top of the altar of holocausts.