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For when our fathers were being led captive to Persia, the pious priests of that time took some of the fire of the altar and secretly hid it in the hollow of a dry cistern, where they took such precautions that the place was unknown to any one. (2 Maccabees 1, 19)
But after many years had passed, when it pleased God, Nehemiah, having been commissioned by the king of Persia, sent the descendants of the priests who had hidden the fire to get it. And when they reported to us that they had not found fire but thick liquid, he ordered them to dip it out and bring it. (2 Maccabees 1, 20)
When this was done and some time had passed and the sun, which had been clouded over, shone out, a great fire blazed up, so that all marveled. (2 Maccabees 1, 22)
When this was done, a flame blazed up; but when the light from the altar shone back, it went out. (2 Maccabees 1, 32)
Nehemiah and his associates called this "nephthar," which means purification, but by most people it is called naphtha. (2 Maccabees 1, 36)
It was also in the writing that the prophet, having received an oracle, ordered that the tent and the ark should follow with him, and that he went out to the mountain where Moses had gone up and had seen the inheritance of God. (2 Maccabees 2, 4)
Some of those who followed him came up to mark the way, but could not find it. (2 Maccabees 2, 6)
The same things are reported in the records and in the memoirs of Nehemiah, and also that he founded a library and collected the books about the kings and prophets, and the writings of David, and letters of kings about votive offerings. (2 Maccabees 2, 13)
Since, therefore, we are about to celebrate the purification, we write to you. Will you therefore please keep the days? (2 Maccabees 2, 16)
and recovered the temple famous throughout the world and freed the city and restored the laws that were about to be abolished, while the Lord with great kindness became gracious to them -- (2 Maccabees 2, 22)
For us who have undertaken the toil of abbreviating, it is no light matter but calls for sweat and loss of sleep, (2 Maccabees 2, 26)
leaving the responsibility for exact details to the compiler, while devoting our effort to arriving at the outlines of the condensation. (2 Maccabees 2, 28)
