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2 Maccabees 10:1-3
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 10:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 10
Judas Recovers Jerusalem and Purifies the Temple. 1 Under the guidance of the Lord, Maccabeus and his companions recovered the temple and the city,[a] 2 destroying the altars[b] erected by the Gentiles in the public square and tearing down their sacred precincts. 3 After they purified the sanctuary,[c] they built another altar. Then, striking fire from flints, they offered sacrifice for the first time in two years, burning incense, lighting lamps, and setting out the bread of the Presence.
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- 2 Maccabees 10:1 The account is resumed now from 2 Mac 8:36. See the parallel account in 1 Mac 4:36-59.
- 2 Maccabees 10:2 Destroying the altars: they tore down the altars that had been used for pagan worship.
- 2 Maccabees 10:3 They purified the sanctuary by removing the desecrated stones (1 Mac 1:44-46). Striking fire from flints: no mention is made of the legends of 2 Mac 1:19—2:1 concerning fire. Two years: in reality, it was three and a half years from the time when worship had been interrupted.
