1 Maccabees 1:20-22

New Catholic Bible

²⁰ After his return from his conquest of Egypt in the year one hundred and forty-three, Antiochus advanced upon Israel and Jerusalem with a massive force. ²¹ In his arrogance he entered the sanctuary and removed the golden altar, the lampstand for the light with all its fixtures, ²² the table for the loaves of offering, the libation cups and bowls, the golden censers, the curtain, and the crowns. He stripped off all the gold decorations on the front of the temple,