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1 Maccabees 4:56
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56And so they kept the dedication of the altar eight days and offered burnt offerings with gladness, and sacrificed the sacrifice of deliverance and praise.
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54Look, at what time and what day the heathen had profaned it, even in that was it dedicated with songs, and citherns, and harps, and cymbals.
55Then all the people fell upon their faces, worshipping and praising the God of heaven, who had given them good success.
— 1 Maccabees 4:56 —
57They decked also the forefront of the temple with crowns of gold, and with shields; and the gates and the chambers they renewed, and hanged doors upon them.
58Thus was there very great gladness among the people, for that the reproach of the heathen was put away.