1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 1:57

καὶ ὅπου εὑρίσκετο παρά τινι βιβλίον διαθήκης, καὶ εἴ τις συνευδόκει τῷ νόμῳ, τὸ σύγκριμα τοῦ βασιλέως ἐθανάτου αὐτόν.
King James Version (KJV)

And wheresoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any consented to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death.

Modern English

Anyone found with a copy of the covenant, or anyone who observed the law, was condemned to death by order of the king.

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