1 Maccabees 3:48 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And laid open the book of the law, concerning which the Gentiles were wont to inquire, seeking the likenesses of their idols.

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In addition, they opened up the Law scroll to find answers to the kinds of questions Gentiles would ask of their idols.

And they laid open the books of the law, in which the Gentiles searched for the likeness of their idols.

And they laid open the books of the law, in which the Gentiles searched for the likeness of their idols:

The Gentiles would have consulted their idols in such a situation, but the Israelites unrolled the book of the Law to search for God's guidance.

and opened the book of the law, to learn about the things for which the Gentiles consulted the images of their idols.

Instead of praying to idols, as the Gentiles do, they read in their Jewish Law to find what God wanted them to do.