2 Maccabees 2:9
Good News Translation
"We are also told how the wise King Solomon offered a sacrifice of dedication at the completion of the Temple,

New Revised Standard Version
It was also made clear that being possessed of wisdom Solomon offered sacrifice for the dedication and completion of the temple.

Contemporary English Version
We also know that Solomon was wise and built our temple, then offered a sacrifice to make it completely acceptable.

New American Bible
It is also related how Solomon in his wisdom offered a sacrifice for the dedication and the completion of the temple.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple.

2 Maccabees 2:7
And when Jeremias perceived it, he blamed them, saying: The place shall be unknown, till God gather together the congregation of the people, and receive them to mercy.

2 Maccabees 2:8
And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God.

2 Maccabees 2:10
And as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust.

2 Maccabees 2:11
And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, it was consumed.

Context
2 Maccabees 2
8And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God. 9For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple. 10And as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust.…
Cross References
2 Maccabees 2:7
And when Jeremias perceived it, he blamed them, saying: The place shall be unknown, till God gather together the congregation of the people, and receive them to mercy.

2 Maccabees 2:8
And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God.

2 Maccabees 2:10
And as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust.

2 Maccabees 2:11
And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, it was consumed.



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2 Maccabees 2:8
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