2 Maccabees 10:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 10
Purification of the Temple. 1 (A)When Maccabeus and his companions, under the Lord’s leadership, had recovered the temple and the city, 2 they destroyed the altars erected by the foreigners in the marketplace and the sacred shrines. 3 After purifying the temple, they made another altar. Then, with fire struck from flint, they offered sacrifice for the first time in two years,[a] burned incense, and lighted lamps. They also set out the showbread.
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