Then came the feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem.
Solomon offered as peace offerings to the Lord 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the Israelites dedicated the Lord’s temple.
King Solomon sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple.
The people of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.
The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”
Others said, “These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?”
It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple area in Solomon’s Portico.
