1 Maccabees 14:13-15

Common English Bible

¹³ No one was left in the land to fight them,
    because foreign kings had been crushed in those days.
¹⁴ He gave help to all the humble ones among his people.
    He sought lawful ways.
    He did away with evil people
    and those who sinned against the Law.
¹⁵ He made the sanctuary glorious,
    and added to its holy equipment.