2 Maccabees 1:30-32

Good News Translation

The Persian Emperor Hears about the Fire

³⁰ Then the priests sang hymns. ³¹ After the sacrifices had been consumed, Nehemiah gave orders for the rest of the liquid to be poured over some large stones. ³² Immediately a fire blazed up, but it was extinguished by a flame from the fire on the altar.