2 Maccabees 6:7-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
7 On the monthly celebration of the king’s birthday, the Jews[a] were taken, under bitter constraint, to partake of the sacrifices; and when a festival of Dionysus was celebrated, they were compelled to wear wreaths of ivy and to walk in the procession in honour of Dionysus. 8 At the suggestion of the people of Ptolemais[b] a decree was issued to the neighbouring Greek cities that they should adopt the same policy towards the Jews and make them partake of the sacrifices, 9 and should kill those who did not choose to change over to Greek customs. One could see, therefore, the misery that had come upon them.
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- 2 Maccabees 6:7 Gk they
- 2 Maccabees 6:8 Cn: Gk suggestion of the Ptolemies (or of Ptolemy)
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