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Ezra 6:20-22
Contemporary English Version
Ezra 6:20-22
Contemporary English Version
20 The priests and Levites had gone through a ceremony to make themselves acceptable to lead in worship. Then some of them killed Passover lambs for those who had returned, including the other priests and themselves.
21 The sacrifices were eaten by the Israelites who had returned and by the neighboring people who had given up the sinful customs of other nations in order to worship the Lord God of Israel. 22 For seven days they celebrated the Festival of Thin Bread. Everyone was happy because the Lord God of Israel had made sure that the king of Assyria[a] would be kind to them and help them build the temple.
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- 6.22 king of Assyria: Meaning the king of Persia, because Assyria was now part of the Persian Empire.
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