16 Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated (A)the dedication of this [a]house of God with joy.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:16 Temple

17 And they (A)offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Read full chapter

73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities.

Ezra Reads the Law

(A)When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends