432 verses contain “altar” (in the KJV: 419, in the BSB: 377) — showing 401–432
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Now the five and
twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the
idol altar, which was upon the
altar of God.
Now when he had left speaking these words, there came one of the Jews in the sight of all to sacrifice on the altar which was at Modin, according to the king’s commandment.
Which thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed with zeal, and his
reins trembled, neither could he
forbear to
shew his anger according to judgment: wherefore he ran, and
slew him upon the
altar.
Also the king’s commissioner, who compelled men to sacrifice, he killed at that time, and the altar he pulled down.
Then Mattathias and his friends went round about, and pulled down the altars:
And when they saw the sanctuary
desolate, and the
altar profaned, and the gates burned up, and shrubs growing in the courts as in a forest, or in one of the mountains,
yea, and the priests’ chambers pulled down;
And when as they consulted what to do with the
altar of burnt offerings, which was
profaned;
Then they took whole stones according to the law, and built a new altar according to the former;
They made also new holy vessels, and into the temple they brought the
candlestick, and the
altar of burnt offerings, and of incense, and the table.
And upon the
altar they burned incense, and the lamps that were upon the
candlestick they lighted, that they might give light in the temple.
And offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of burnt offerings, which they had made.
And so they kept the
dedication of the
altar eight days and offered burnt offerings with
gladness, and sacrificed the sacrifice of
deliverance and praise.
Moreover
Judas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israel ordained, that the days of the
dedication of the
altar should be kept in their season from year to year by the space of eight days, from the five and
twentieth day of the month Casleu, with
mirth and
gladness.
Now when the nations round about heard that the altar was built and the sanctuary renewed as before, it displeased them very much.
So
Judas turned to
Azotus in the land of the Philistines, and when he had pulled down their
altars, and burned their carved images with fire, and
spoiled their cities, he returned into the land of
Judea.
Also that they had pulled down the
abomination, which he had set up upon the
altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls, as before, and his city Bethsura.
Then the priests entered in, and stood before the
altar and the temple,
weeping, and saying,
Therefore whereas we are now purposed to keep the
purification of the temple upon the five and
twentieth day of the month Casleu, we thought it necessary to
certify you thereof, that ye also might keep it, as the feast of the tabernacles, and of the fire, which was given us when Neemias offered sacrifice, after that he had builded the temple and the
altar.
For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then
devout took the fire of the
altar privily, and
hid it in an hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.
When this was done, there was
kindled a flame: but it was consumed by the light that
shined from the
altar.
And when Jeremy came thither, he found an hollow cave, wherein he laid the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door.
But the priests,
prostrating themselves before the
altar in their priests’
vestments, called unto heaven upon him that made a law concerning things given to he kept, that they should safely be preserved for such as had committed them to be kept.
That the priests had no courage to serve any more at the
altar, but
despising the temple, and neglecting the sacrifices,
hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after the game of
Discus called them forth;
The
altar also was filled with
profane things, which the law forbiddeth.
But the altars which the heathen had built in the open street, and also the chapels, they pulled down.
And having
cleansed the temple they made another
altar, and striking stones they took fire out of them, and offered a sacrifice after two years, and set forth incense, and lights, and
shewbread.
For inasmuch as he had committed many sins about the altar, whose fire and ashes were holy, he received his death in ashes.
Now one Alcimus, who had been high priest, and had
defiled himself
wilfully in the times of their
mingling with the Gentiles, seeing that by no means he could save himself, nor have any more access to the holy
altar,
He stretched out his right hand toward the temple, and made an oath in this manner: If ye will not deliver me
Judas as a prisoner, I will lay this temple of God even with the ground, and I will break down the
altar, and erect a notable temple unto
Bacchus.
So when he was there, and called them of his nation together, and set the priests before the altar, he sent for them that were of the tower,