Ezra 6:16-18

16 And the people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles, celebrated the ¹dedication of this house of God with joy.

17 They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

18 And they set the priests ²in their divisions and the Levites ³in their divisions, for the service of God at Jerusalem, ⁴as it is written in the Book of Moses.

Ezra 6:16-18 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.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 8:63; 2 Chronicles 7:5
• 2. [Ezra 8:35]
• 3. 1 Chronicles 24:1; 2 Chronicles 35:5
• 4. 1 Chronicles 23:6
• 5. Numbers 3:6; Numbers 8:9