8. Then the Lord will disclose these things, and the glory of the Lord and the cloud will be seen, just as they appeared in the time of Moses and of Solomon when he prayed that the place might be greatly sanctified.”
9. It is also related how Solomon in his wisdom offered a sacrifice for the dedication and the completion of the temple.
10. 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.
11. Moses had said, “Because it had not been eaten, the purification offering was consumed.”
12. Solomon also celebrated the feast in the same way for eight days.
13. These same things are also told in the records and in Nehemiah’s memoirs, as well as how he founded a library and collected the books about the kings and the prophets, the books of David, and the royal letters about votive offerings.
14. In like manner Judas also collected for us all the books that had been scattered because of the war, and we now have them in our possession.
15. If you need them, send messengers to get them for you.
16. As we are about to celebrate the purification, we are writing: you should celebrate the feast days.