2 Maccabees 1:31-33

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

³¹ And when the sacrifice was consumed, Nehemias commanded the water that was left to be poured out upon the great stones.

³² Which being done, there was kindled a flame from them: but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar.

³³ And when this matter became public, it was told to the king of Persia, that in the place where the priests that were led away, had hid the fire, there appeared water, with which Nehemias and they that were with him had purified the sacrifices.