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This was done, and a flame flared up but it was outshone by the fire from the altar. (2 Maccabees 1, 32)
This matter became known, and it was reported to the king of the Persians that the liquid with which Nehemiah and his companions had burned the sacrifice was found in the place where the exiled priests had hidden the fire. (2 Maccabees 1, 33)
It is found in the archives that the prophet Jeremiah ordered the exiles to take the fire, as we have already said. (2 Maccabees 2, 1)
And as fire had come down from heaven through the prayer of Moses to consume the offerings and the sacrificial victim, so through the prayer of Solomon, fire also came down from heaven and burned up the holocausts. (2 Maccabees 2, 10)
And what Moses had said was fulfilled: Inasmuch as the sin-offering was not eaten, the fire consumed it. (2 Maccabees 2, 11)
The king became furious and ordered that pans and caldrons be heated over a fire. (2 Maccabees 7, 3)
When he had been thoroughly mutilated, the king ordered that while still breathing, he be brought to the fire and roasted alive. While the smoke from the pan spread widely, the other brothers and their mother encouraged one another to die bravely. And they said, (2 Maccabees 7, 5)
So he attacked them by surprise, set cities and villages on fire, captured strategic positions, and put to flight many of the enemies. (2 Maccabees 8, 6)
After purifying the Temple, they built a new altar. They kindled fire from flint and for the first time in two years offered sacrifices. Once again, there were incense, lamps, and the bread of presence. (2 Maccabees 10, 3)
Others took advantage of this diversion to climb the walls and set fire to the towers. They made bonfires and burned the blasphemers alive. Others destroyed the gates while the rest of the army entered to occupy the city. (2 Maccabees 10, 36)
After calling upon God, the just judge, he set out against the murderers of his brothers and sisters. He set fire to the harbor by night, burned the ships and put to the sword those who had taken refuge there. (2 Maccabees 12, 6)
He also attacked the people of Jamnia by night, and set the harbor and ships on fire. The blaze was so great that the glow could be seen even from Jerusalem, some fifty kilometers away. (2 Maccabees 12, 9)
