1 Maccabees 1:51
“In the selfe same maner wrote he to his whole kingdome, and appointed ouerseers ouer all the people, commanding the cities of Iuda to sacrifice, citie by citie.”
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1 Maccabees 1:51 Context
49To the end they might forget the Law, and change all the ordinances. 50And whosoeuer would not doe according to the commandement of the king [he said] he should die. 51In the selfe same maner wrote he to his whole kingdome, and appointed ouerseers ouer all the people, commanding the cities of Iuda to sacrifice, citie by citie. 52Then many of the people were gathered vnto them, to wit, euery one that forsooke the Lawe, and so they committed euils in the land: 53And droue the Israelites into secret places, euen wheresoeuer they could flie for succour.
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In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city.
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