Ezra 6:16

Easy To Read Version

Then the people of Israel celebrated the dedication {\cf2\super [35]} of God’s temple with much happiness. The priests, the Levites, and all the other people that came back from captivity joined in the celebration.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:62

Then King Solomon and all the people of Israel with him offered sacrifices to the Lord.

1 Kings 8:63

Solomon killed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. These were for the fellowship offerings. In this way, the king and the people of Israel showed that they had given the temple to the Lord.

1 Chronicles 15:28

So all the people of Israel brought up the Box of the Agreement. {\cf2\super [176]} They shouted, they blew rams’ horns and trumpets, and they played cymbals, {\cf2\super [177]} lyres, {\cf2\super [178]} and harps. {\cf2\super [179]}

1 Chronicles 9:2

The first people to come back and live in their own lands and towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and servants that work in the temple. {\cf2\super [85]}

2 Chronicles 29:30

King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to give praise to the Lord. They sang songs that David and Asaph the seer {\cf2\super [359]} had written. They praised God and became happy. They all bowed and worshiped God.

2 Chronicles 30:23

All the people agreed to stay seven more days. They were joyful as they celebrated the Passover {\cf2\super [376]} for seven more days.

2 Chronicles 30:26

So there was much joy in Jerusalem. There was not anything like this celebration since the time of Solomon son of David king of Israel.

2 Chronicles 7:5

King Solomon offered 22,000 bulls and 120,000 sheep. The king and all the people made the temple {\cf2\super [122]} of God holy. It was to be used only for worshiping God.

Ezra 6:22

They celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread {\cf2\super [41]} with much joy for seven days. The Lord made them very happy because he had changed the attitude of the king of Assyria. {\cf2\super [42]} So the king of Assyria had helped them do the work on God’s temple.

Nehemiah 12:27

The people dedicated the wall of Jerusalem. They brought all the Levites to Jerusalem. The Levites came from the towns they lived in. They came to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. The Levites came to sing songs of praise and thanks to God. They played their cymbals, {\cf2\super [73]} harps, and lyres. {\cf2\super [74]}

Nehemiah 12:43

So, on that special day, the priests offered many sacrifices. {\cf2\super [77]} Everyone was very happy. God had made everyone happy. Even the women and children were excited and happy. People far away could hear the happy sounds coming from Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 7:73

So, the priests, the people from the family group of Levi, the gatekeepers, the singers, and the temple servants settled down in their own towns. And all the other people of Israel settled down in their own towns. And by the seventh month {\cf2\super [41]} of the year all the people of Israel had settled down in their own towns.

Nehemiah 8:10

Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy the good food and sweet drinks. And give some food and drinks to those people that didn’t prepare any food. Today is a special day to the Lord. Don’t be sad! Why? Because the joy of the Lord will make you strong.”

Psalm 122:1

I was very happy when people said,\par “Let us go to the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [611]} ”\par

Daniel 5:13

So they brought Daniel to the king. The king said to Daniel, “Is your name Daniel, one of the captives my father the king brought here from Judah?

John 10:22

It was winter, and the time came for the Festival of Dedication {\cf2\super [165]} at Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 12:7

You and your families will eat together at that place, and the Lord your God will be there with you. At that place, you will enjoy sharing the things you worked for. You will remember that the Lord your God blessed you and gave you those good things.

Philippians 4:4

Always be happy in the Lord. I will say it again. Be happy.