Ezra 6:22

Overview - Ezra 6
Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, makes a new decree for the advancement of the building.
13 By the help of Tatnai and Shethar-boznai, according to the decree, the temple is finished.
16 The feast of the dedication is kept;
19 and the passover.
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Ezra 6:22  (King James Version)
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
 


the feast
Exodus 12:15-20 ; Exodus 13:6 Exodus 13:7 2 Chronicles 30:21 ; 35:17 Matthew 26:17 ; 1 Corinthians 5:7 1 Corinthians 5:8

turned
7:27 Proverbs 16:7 ; 21:1 John 19:11

the king
Darius, as reigning over the country of Assyria, is here called "the king of Assyria."
6-12 ; 1:1 2 Kings 23:29 ; 2 Chronicles 33:11 ; Zechariah 10:10 Zechariah 10:11