55 At the doors of the houses and in the streets they burned incense. (WEB) 56 They tore the books of the law which they found in pieces and set them on fire. (WEB) 57 Anyone who was found with any a book of the covenant, and if any consented to the law, the king’s sentence delivered him to death. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 1:55–57
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1 Maccabees 3:47–49
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2 Chronicles 29:6–8
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2 Maccabees 10:1–3
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2 Chronicles 34:18–20
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2 Kings 22:10–12
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4 Maccabees 5:1–3
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