2 Maccabees 1:34

Verse 34. A temple. That is, an enclosure or a wall round about the place where the fire was hid, to separate it from profane uses, to the end that it might be respected as a holy place. Challoner.—Such open enclosures are often styled temples. Calmet.—Greek “But the king enclosing it, made it sacred, (ιερον) having examined the fact.” Bible.