42 And he chose priests without blemish, whose will held to the law of God.
43 And they cleansed the holy places, and they took away the stones of defilement to an unclean place.
44 And he considered the altar of holocausts, which had been profaned, as to what he should do with it.
45 And a good counsel fell upon them, to destroy it, lest it might become a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they demolished it.
46 And they stored the stones in the mountain house, in a fitting place, until there should come a prophet, who would provide an answer about these.
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