1 Maccabees 4:55-57

Common English Bible

⁵⁵ All the people bowed to the ground and worshipped and blessed heaven, which had given them success.

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.