4:41. Then Judas appointed men to fight against them that were in the castle, till they had cleansed the holy places,
4:42. And he chose priests without blemish, whose will was set upon the law of God.
4:43. And they cleansed the holy places, and took away the stones that had been defiled into an unclean place.
4:44. And he considered about the altar of holocausts that had been profaned, what he should do with it.
4:45. And a good counsel came into their minds, to pull it down: lest it should be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they threw it down.
4:46. And they laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple, in a convenient place, till there should come a prophet, and give answer concerning them.
4:47. Then they took whole stones, according to the law and built a new altar, according to the former:
4:48. And they built up the holy places, and the things that were within the temple: and they sanctified the temple and the courts.
4:49. And they made new holy vessels, and brought in the candlestick, and the altar of incense, and the table, into the temple.
4:50. And they put incense upon the altar, and lighted up the lamps that were upon the candlestick, and they gave light in the temple.