1 Maccabees 4:43

43 who cleansed the sanctuary and bore the defiled stones into an unclean place.

1 Maccabees 4:43 In-Context

41 Then Judas appointed certain men to fight against those who were in the fortress until he had cleansed the sanctuary.

42 So he chose priests of blameless conduct, such as had pleasure in the law,

43 who cleansed the sanctuary and bore the defiled stones into an unclean place.

44 And when they considered what to do with the altar of burnt offerings which was profaned,

45 they thought it best to pull it down, lest it should be a reproach to them because the heathen had defiled it. Therefore they pulled it down,