1 Maccabees 3:49

49 They brought the priests' robes, the offerings of the first grain, and the tithes, and then they brought in some Nazirites who had completed their vows.

1 Maccabees 3:49 In-Context

47 In deep mourning, they fasted all that day, put on sackcloth, threw ashes on their heads, and tore their clothes.

48 The Gentiles would have consulted their idols in such a situation, but the Israelites unrolled the book of the Law to search for God's guidance.

49 They brought the priests' robes, the offerings of the first grain, and the tithes, and then they brought in some Nazirites who had completed their vows.

50 The whole community prayed, "Lord, what shall we do with these things? Where shall we take them,

51 now that your holy Temple has been trampled and profaned by Gentiles, and your priests mourn in disgrace?