Ezra 6:10

New American Bible - revised edition

that they may continue to offer sacrifices of pleasing odor to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

Cross References

Genesis 8:21

When the Lord smelled the sweet odor, the Lord said to himself: Never again will I curse the ground because of human beings, since the desires of the human heart are evil from youth; nor will I ever again strike down every living being, as I have done.

Ezra 1:2

“Thus says Cyrus, king of Persia: ‘All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord, the God of heaven, has given to me, and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Ezra 6:9

Whatever else is required—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the requirements of the priests who are in Jerusalem—let that be delivered to them day by day without fail,

Ezra 7:23

Let everything that is decreed by the God of heaven be carried out exactly for the house of the God of heaven, that wrath may not come upon the realm of the king and his sons.

Exodus 12:32

Take your flocks, too, and your herds, as you said, and go; and bless me, too!”

Jeremiah 29:7

Seek the welfare of the city to which I have exiled you; pray for it to the Lord, for upon its welfare your own depends.

Daniel 2:46

Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell down and worshiped Daniel and ordered sacrifice and incense offered to him.

Leviticus 1:13

but the inner organs and the shanks shall be washed with water. The priest shall then offer all of it, burning it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a sweet-smelling oblation to the Lord.

Leviticus 1:9

but the inner organs and the shanks shall be washed with water. The priest shall then burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a sweet-smelling oblation to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:2

and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.