3 Maccabees 2:26-28

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²⁶ He was not content with his uncounted licentious deeds but even continued with such audacity that he established an evil reputation in the various localities, and many of his Friends, intently observing the king’s purpose, themselves also followed his will. ²⁷ He proposed to inflict public disgrace on the nation, and he set up a stone on the tower in the courtyard with this inscription: ²⁸ “None of those who do not sacrifice shall enter their sanctuaries, and all Jews shall be subjected to a registration involving poll tax and to the status of slaves. Those who object to this are to be taken by force and put to death;^(A)