44
They deliberated what to do about the altar of burnt offering, which had been profaned.
45
And they thought it best to tear it down, lest it bring reproach upon them, for the Gentiles had defiled it. So they tore down the altar,
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and stored the stones in a convenient place on the temple hill until there should come a prophet to tell what to do with them.
47
Then they took unhewn stones, as the law directs, and built a new altar like the former one.
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They also rebuilt the sanctuary and the interior of the temple, and consecrated the courts.