1 Maccabees 1:13

Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen:

Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen:

Some of the people eagerly went to the king, and he authorized them to observe the ordinances of the Gentiles.