1 Maccabees 2:46

46 and circumcising by force every uncircumcised boy they found within the borders of Israel.

1 Maccabees 2:46 In-Context

44 Now that they had an army, they gave vent to their anger by attacking the renegade Jews. Those who escaped were forced to flee to the Gentiles for safety.

45 Mattathias and his friends went everywhere tearing down pagan altars

46 and circumcising by force every uncircumcised boy they found within the borders of Israel.

47 They were also successful in hunting down the arrogant Gentile officials.

48 They rescued the Law of Moses from the Gentiles and their kings and broke the power of the wicked King Antiochus.