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1 Maccabees 2:23

23 When he had finished speaking these words, a Jew came in the sight of all to sacrifice on the altar which was at Modin, according to the king’s commandment. (WEB)

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1 Maccabees 2:14–16

14 Mattathias and his sons tore their clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned exceedingly. (WEB) 15 And the king’s officers who were enforcing the apostasy came into the city Modin to sacrifice. (WEB) 16 Many of Israel came to them, and Mattathias and his sons were gathered together. (WEB)

1 Maccabees 4:52–54

52 They rose up early in the morning, on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month, which is the month Chislev, in the one hundred forty eighth year, (WEB) 53 and offered sacrifice according to the law on the new altar of burnt offerings which they had made. (WEB) 54 At the time and… (WEB)

1 Maccabees 2:18–20

18 Now therefore come first and do the commandment of the king, as all the nations have done, including the men of Judah and those who remain in Jerusalem. You and your house will be numbered among the king’s friends, and you and your sons will be honored with s… (WEB)

2 Maccabees 13:13–15

13 Having consulted privately with the elders, he resolved that before the king’s army entered into Judea and made themselves masters of the city, they should go out and decide the matter by the help of God. (WEB) 14 And committing the decision to the Lord of the world, a… (WEB)

2 Kings 16:11–13

11 And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it by the time King Ahaz had returned. 12 When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings o…

2 Chronicles 29:28–30

28 The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed. 29 When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped. 30 Then Ki…

1 Maccabees 2:26–28

26 He was zealous for the law, even as Phinehas did to Zimri the son of Salu. (WEB) 27 Mattathias cried out in the city with a loud voice, saying, “Whoever is zealous for the law and maintains the covenant, let him follow me!” (WEB) 28 He and his sons fled into the mountains, and l… (WEB)

2 Chronicles 7:3–5

3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” 4

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