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All the Gentiles accepted the command of the king. Many even from Israel gladly adopted his religion; they sacrificed to idols and profaned the sabbath.
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Then the king wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people,
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and that all should give up their particular customs.
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All the Gentiles accepted the command of the king. Many even from Israel gladly adopted his religion; they sacrificed to idols and profaned the sabbath.
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And the king sent letters by messengers to Jerusalem and the towns of Judah; he directed them to follow customs strange to the land,
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to forbid burnt offerings and sacrifices and drink offerings in the sanctuary, to profane sabbaths and festivals,
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