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The Temple was completed on the twenty-third day of the month of Adar in the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Darius.
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Then the people of Israel - the priests, the Levites, and all the others who had returned from exile and joined them - carried out all the commands in the Law of Moses.
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For the dedication they offered 100 bulls, 200 sheep, and 400 lambs as sacrifices,
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and 12 goats as offerings for sin, one goat for the leader of each tribe of Israel.
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The priests in their robes and the Levites took their positions, family by family, for the Temple services of the Lord, the God of Israel, according to the instructions contained in the book of Moses. The Temple guards stood at each gate.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.