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1 Maccabees 4:43-45
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Maccabees 4:43-45
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
43 and they cleansed the sanctuary and removed the defiled stones to an unclean place. 44 They deliberated what to do about the altar of burnt offering, which had been profaned.(A) 45 And they thought it best to tear it down, so that it would not be a lasting shame to them that the nations had defiled it. So they tore down the altar
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