2 Maccabees 2:11-13

Good News Translation

¹¹ Moses had explained that the sin offering was consumed by fire because it was not eaten. ¹² Solomon celebrated the festival for eight days.

Nehemiah's Library

¹³ These same facts are found in the royal records and in the memoirs of Nehemiah, who established a library and collected the writings of David, letters of the kings concerning offerings, and books about the kings and prophets.