1 Maccabees 4:56-58

Common English Bible

⁵⁶ So they celebrated the rededication of the altar for eight days and joyfully made entirely burned offerings. They offered a sacrifice of deliverance and praise. ⁵⁷ They decorated the front of the temple with gold crowns and small shields. They restored the gates and the priests’ chambers, furnishing them with doors. ⁵⁸ The people were extremely glad, and the disgrace the Gentiles brought was lifted.