1 Maccabees 1:50

50 Whoever didn't obey the king would die.

1 Maccabees 1:50 In-Context

48 Jews were no longer to circumcise their sons. They were supposed to make themselves repulsive to God by doing unclean and improper acts.

49 All of this was intended to make them forget the Law and change its regulations.

50 Whoever didn't obey the king would die.

51 In this way, Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom. He appointed inspectors over all the people, and commanded the Jewish communities to offer pagan sacrifices, town by town.

52 Many Jewish people, those who abandoned the Law, followed suit and did evil in the land.