2 Maccabees 2:19

19 The story of Judas Maccabeus and his brothers, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar,

2 Maccabees 2:19 In-Context

17 It is God who has saved all his people, and has returned the inheritance to all, and the kingship and the priesthood and the consecration,

18 as he promised through the law. We have hope in God that he will soon have mercy on us and will gather us from everywhere under heaven into his holy place, for he has rescued us from great evils and has purified the place.

19 The story of Judas Maccabeus and his brothers, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar,

20 and further the wars against Antiochus Epiphanes and his son Eupator,

21 and the appearances that came from heaven to those who fought bravely for Judaism, so that though few in number they seized the whole land and pursued the barbarian hordes,