Ezra 6:16

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Then the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the others who had returned from exile celebrated at the dedication of God’s temple.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:62

Then the king and all Israel offered sacrifices to the Lord.

1 Kings 8:63

Solomon sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep as fellowship offerings to the Lord. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 15:28

All Israel brought the ark of the Lord’s promise with shouts of joy and the sounding of rams’ horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and lyres.

1 Chronicles 9:2

The first to settle again on their property in their own cities were ⌞some⌟ Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.

2 Chronicles 29:30

Then King Hezekiah and the leaders told the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David and the seer Asaph. They joyfully sang praises, bowed down, and worshiped.

2 Chronicles 30:23

Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the festival for seven more days. So they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.

2 Chronicles 30:26

The city of Jerusalem was filled with joy. Nothing like this had happened in Jerusalem since the days of King Solomon of Israel.

2 Chronicles 7:5

King Solomon offered 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep as sacrifices to the Lord. So the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple.

Ezra 4:1

When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people who returned from exile were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,

Ezra 6:22

So for seven days they celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread because the Lord had made them joyful. The Lord had made the king of Assyria change his mind so that he supported the people in their work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.

Nehemiah 12:27

When the wall of Jerusalem was going to be dedicated, they went to wherever the Levites lived and had them come to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with hymns of thanksgiving, with songs and cymbals, and with harps and lyres.

Nehemiah 12:43

That day they offered many sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them reason to rejoice. The women and children rejoiced as well. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard from far away.

Nehemiah 7:73

The priests, Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and the rest of Israel settled in their own cities. When the seventh month came, the people of Israel were in their own cities.

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he told them, “Go, eat rich foods, drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who cannot provide for themselves. Today is a holy day for the Lord. Don’t be sad because the joy you have in the Lord is your strength.”

Psalm 122:1

I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”

Daniel 5:13

So Daniel was taken to the king. The king asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the captives that my grandfather brought from Judah?

John 10:22

The Festival of the Dedication of the Temple took place in Jerusalem during the winter.

Deuteronomy 12:7

There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families will eat and enjoy everything you’ve worked for, because the Lord your God has blessed you.

Philippians 4:4

Always be joyful in the Lord! I’ll say it again: Be joyful!