Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX2012

1 Maccabees 1:44

For the king had sent letters by messengers to Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land,

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda, that they should follow the strange laws of the land,
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land,
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
The king sent letters by the hand of messengers to Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, that they should follow laws strange to the land,
World English Bible