Ezra 6:16 “Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of th…”

Ezra 6:16

Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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,

World English Bible

The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the children of Israel, the Priestes, and the Leuites, and the residue of the children of the captiuitie kept the dedication of this house of God with ioy,

Darby Translation

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;

Young's Literal Translation

And the sons of Israel have made, [and] the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,

Bible in Basic English

And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of those who had come back, kept the feast of the opening of this house of God with joy.

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Cross references

“the children”

1 Chronicles 9:2 Nehemiah 7:73

1 Chronicles 9:2 · BSB

Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

Nehemiah 7:73 · BSB

So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their t…

“sons of the transportation”

Ezra 4:1

Ezra 4:1 · BSB

When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,

“the dedication”

2 Chronicles 7:5 1 Kings 8:63 John 10:22 2 Chronicles 7:9

2 Chronicles 7:5 · BSB

And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

1 Kings 8:63 · BSB

And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.

John 10:22 · BSB

At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,

2 Chronicles 7:9 · BSB

On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.

“with joy”

Philippians 4:4 Ezra 6:22 Psalm 122:1 Deuteronomy 12:7 1 Chronicles 15:28 2 Chronicles 30:23

Philippians 4:4 · BSB

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Ezra 6:22 · BSB

For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God…

Psalm 122:1 · BSB

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

Deuteronomy 12:7 · BSB

There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

1 Chronicles 15:28 · BSB

So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.

2 Chronicles 30:23 · BSB

The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

17For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.

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