44 They deliberated what to do with the altar of burnt offerings, which had been profaned. (WEB) 45 A good plan came into their mind, that they should pull it down, lest it would be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it. So they pulled down the altar (WEB) 46 and laid up the stones on the temple hill in a convenient place, until a prophet would come to give an answer concerning them. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 4:44–46
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