1 Maccabees 4:41

41 Then Judas chose some soldiers to fight against those stationed in the elevated fortress until he completed cleansing the sanctuary.

1 Maccabees 4:41 In-Context

39 So they tore their clothes and mourned with great sorrow. They sprinkled their heads with ashes

40 and fell facedown on the ground. When the trumpets sounded a signal, they cried out to heaven.

41 Then Judas chose some soldiers to fight against those stationed in the elevated fortress until he completed cleansing the sanctuary.

42 He selected priests who were blameless and devoted to the Law.

43 They cleansed the sanctuary and took the polluted stones to a ritually unclean place.