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The Temple was profaned by the orgies of the pagans who went there to have a good time with prostitutes, and had intercourse in the sacred enclosures. And besides, they brought into the Temple things not permitted by the Law; (2 Maccabees 6, 4)
He reminded them how those men had profaned the Holy Place, slaughtered the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and removed their traditional institutions. (2 Maccabees 8, 17)
They carefully stored in safe places the weapons they had taken from the enemies, and brought the rest of the booty to Jerusalem. (2 Maccabees 8, 31)
Then, as they celebrated their victory in Jerusalem, they burned alive those who had burned the temple gates, including Callisthenes who had taken refuge in one small house. So these men paid the price deserved for their impiety. (2 Maccabees 8, 33)
When he entered a city called Persepolis, and tried to plunder the temple and seize the city, its inhabitants rebelled and took up arms against him. This people threw Antiochus and his men out. They fled and returned very much humiliated. (2 Maccabees 9, 2)
He was infuriated and determined to take revenge on the Jews for the offense he had just received in Persepolis when they forced him to flee. He ordered the chariot driver to hurry up and not to stop until the journey's end. But the judgment of God was coming upon him, for he said in his pride, "As soon as I arrive in Jerusalem, I shall turn it into a cemetery of the Jews." (2 Maccabees 9, 4)
He had marched to Jerusalem to level it and turn it into a cemetery. But now he even promised to declare it a free city. (2 Maccabees 9, 14)
Moreover, he who before had refused burial to the Jews and wished to throw them with their children to the wild beasts, now offered to make them equal with the Athenians. He had plundered the temple and profaned the Sacred Place; (2 Maccabees 9, 15)
With God's help Maccabeus and his men seized the Temple and the city. (2 Maccabees 10, 1)
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)
The purification of the Temple took place on the same date on which the foreigners had profaned it, that is, on the twenty-fifth of the month of Chislev. (2 Maccabees 10, 5)
On the other hand, the Idumeans had strong fortresses and harassed the Jews. Gathering the fugitives from Jerusalem, they managed to prolong the war. (2 Maccabees 10, 15)
