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Ezra 6:19-22

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Passover Celebrated

19 1On the fourteenth day of the first month, the returned exiles kept the Passover.
20 2For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were clean. 3So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves.
21 It was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and 4also by every one who had joined them and separated himself 5from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.
22 And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread 6seven days with joy, for the LORD had made them joyful 7and had turned the heart of 8the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
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Ezra 6:19-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 6

Darius, on receiving the letter from his officers in Samaria, searched for the decree of Cyrus, and found it, and which he confirmed, Ezr 6:1-7 and made a fresh decree, and ordered expenses to be given out of his tribute for the building of the temple, and for the sacrifices of it; and that whosoever altered it should be hanged on the timber of his own house, and imprecated a curse on those that should destroy the house of God, Ezr 6:8-12 upon which the building went on, and was finished, Ezr 6:13-15 and the temple was dedicated to God in a solemn manner, Ezr 6:16-18, and the passover was kept by all the people, Ezr 6:19-22.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 8

  • 1. Exodus 12:6
  • 2. 2 Chronicles 30:15
  • 3. 2 Chronicles 35:11
  • 4. Nehemiah 9:2; Nehemiah 10:28; [Ezra 9:1]
  • 5. Ezra 9:11
  • 6. Exodus 12:15; Exodus 13:6; 2 Chronicles 30:21; 2 Chronicles 35:17
  • 7. Ezra 7:27; [Proverbs 21:1]
  • 8. [Nehemiah 13:6]
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