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Then Sisinnes the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, with their companions following the commandments of king Darius,
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Did very carefully oversee the holy works, assisting the ancients of the Jews and governors of the temple.
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And so the holy works prospered, when Aggeus and Zacharias the prophets prophesied.
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And they finished these things by the commandment of the Lord God of Israel, and with the consent of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
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And thus was the holy house finished in the three and twentieth day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of Darius king of the Persians
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And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and others that were of the captivity, that were added unto them, did according to the things written in the book of Moses.
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And to the dedication of the temple of the Lord they offered an hundred bullocks two hundred rams, four hundred lambs;
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And twelve goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the chief of the tribes of Israel.