1 Maccabees 1:54
Good News Translation
On the fifteenth day of the month of Kislev in the year 145, King Antiochus set up "The Awful Horror" on the altar of the Temple, and pagan altars were built in the towns throughout Judea.

New Revised Standard Version
Now on the fifteenth day of Chislev, in the one hundred forty-fifth year, they erected a desolating sacrilege on the altar of burnt offering. They also built altars in the surrounding towns of Judah,

Contemporary English Version
On the fifteenth day of the month of Chislev in the year 145 of the Syrian Kingdom, Antiochus set up a "Horrible Thing" on the temple altar. His followers built altars in towns all around Judea,

New American Bible
In words such as these he wrote to his whole kingdom. He appointed inspectors over all the people, and he ordered the cities of Judah to offer sacrifices, each city in turn.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they commanded the cities of Juda to sacrifice.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And they commanded the cities of Juda to sacrifice.

1 Maccabees 1:52
And that whosoever would not do according to the word of king Antiochus, should be put to death.

1 Maccabees 1:53
According to all these words he wrote to his whole kingdom: and he appointed rulers over the people that should force them to do these things.

1 Maccabees 1:55
Then many of the people were gathered to them that had forsaken the law of the Lord: and they committed evils in the land:

1 Maccabees 1:56
And they drove away the people of Israel into lurking holes, and into the secret places of fugitives.

Context
1 Maccabees 1
53According to all these words he wrote to his whole kingdom: and he appointed rulers over the people that should force them to do these things. 54And they commanded the cities of Juda to sacrifice. 55Then many of the people were gathered to them that had forsaken the law of the Lord: and they committed evils in the land:…
Cross References
1 Maccabees 1:52
And that whosoever would not do according to the word of king Antiochus, should be put to death.

1 Maccabees 1:53
According to all these words he wrote to his whole kingdom: and he appointed rulers over the people that should force them to do these things.

1 Maccabees 1:55
Then many of the people were gathered to them that had forsaken the law of the Lord: and they committed evils in the land:

1 Maccabees 1:56
And they drove away the people of Israel into lurking holes, and into the secret places of fugitives.



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1 Maccabees 1:53
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