The king and all Israel with him were offering sacrifices in the Lord’s presence.
Ezra 6:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Israelites–the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles–celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. American Standard Version (1901) And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy. Common English Bible Then the Israelites, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles joyfully celebrated the dedication of this house of God. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the sons of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the remainder of the sons of the transmigration celebrated the dedication of the house of God with gladness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity kept the dedication of the house of God with joy. |
The king and all Israel with him were offering sacrifices in the Lord’s presence.
Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. In this manner the king and all the Israelites dedicated the Lord’s temple.
So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts, the sound of the ram’s horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and the playing of harps and lyres.
The first to live in their towns on their own property again were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
Then King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to sing praise to the Lord in the words of David and of the seer Asaph. So they sang praises with rejoicing and knelt low and worshipped.
The whole congregation decided to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy,
There was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this was known since the days of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. In this manner the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple.
When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles , were building a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel,
They observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the Lord had made them joyful, having changed the Assyrian king’s attitude towards them, so that he supported them in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away.
The priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns. When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,
Then he said to them, ‘Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.’ ,
Then Daniel was brought before the king. The king said to him, ‘Are you Daniel, one of the Judean exiles that my predecessor the king brought from Judah?
Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
You will eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your household in everything you do, because the Lord your God has blessed you.