1 Maccabees 2:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And the king's officers, that were enforcing the apostasy, came into the city Modin to sacrifice. More versionsCommon English Bible At that time, the king’s officers were enforcing the decrees to give up Jewish practice. They came to the town of Modein to make its people offer pagan sacrifice. Catholic Public Domain Version And those who had been sent from king Antiochus came to that place, to compel those who fled into the city of Modin to immolate, and to burn frankincense, and to depart from the law of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they that were sent from king Antiochus came thither, to compel them that were fled into the city of Modin, to sacrifice, and to burn incense, and to depart from the law of God. Good News Translation (US Version) Then the king's officials, who were forcing the people to turn from God, came to the town of Modein to force the people there to offer pagan sacrifices. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers And the king’s officers who were enforcing the apostasy came into the city Modin to sacrifice. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition The king's officials were trying to force everyone to break the Law of Moses by offering pagan sacrifices. And one day the officials went to the town of Modein, |