1 Maccabees 1:46DRA
Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 46 of 67
"And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda: that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth,"
In context
44And all nations consented according to the word of king Antiochus.
45And many of Israel consented to his service, and they sacrificed to idols, and profaned the sabbath.
46And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda: that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth,
47And should forbid holocausts and sacrifices, and atonements to be made in the temple of God.
48And should prohibit the sabbath, and the festival days, to be celebrated.