2 Maccabees 2:10
Good News Translation
and that when he prayed, fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifices, just as it had done earlier when Moses prayed.

New Revised Standard Version
Just as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifices, so also Solomon prayed, and the fire came down and consumed the whole burnt offerings.

Contemporary English Version
When Solomon prayed, some fire came down from heaven and burned up his sacrifices. This is the same thing that happened when Moses prayed,

New American Bible
Just as Moses prayed to the Lord and fire descended from the sky and consumed the sacrifices, so also Solomon prayed and fire came down and consumed the burnt offerings.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust.

2 Maccabees 2:8
And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God.

2 Maccabees 2:9
For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple.

2 Maccabees 2:11
And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, it was consumed.

2 Maccabees 2:12
So Solomon also celebrated the dedication eight days.

Context
2 Maccabees 2
9For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple. 10And as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust. 11And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, it was consumed.…
Cross References
2 Maccabees 2:8
And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God.

2 Maccabees 2:9
For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple.

2 Maccabees 2:11
And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, it was consumed.

2 Maccabees 2:12
So Solomon also celebrated the dedication eight days.



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