1 Maccabees 1:42

42 and every one should leave his laws; so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king.

1 Maccabees 1:42 In-Context

40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonor increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning.

41 Moreover King Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people,

42 and every one should leave his laws; so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king.

43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the Sabbath.

44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Judah that they should follow the strange laws of the land,