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Sirach 50:2
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2And by him was built from the foundation the double height, the high fortress of the wall about the temple:
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1Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life repaired the house again, and in his days fortified the temple:
— Sirach 50:2 —
3In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass:
4He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging: