Ezra 6:16
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Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
Read Ezra 6:16 Using Other Translations
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
And the people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.
The Temple of God was then dedicated with great joy by the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the people who had returned from exile.
What does Ezra 6:16 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Ezra 6:16
And the children of Israel
Those of the ten tribes that remained after the body of the
people were carried captive, or came with the Jews at their
return:
the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children
of the
captivity;
those of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin:
kept the dedication of this house of God with
joy;
they set it apart for sacred use and service, with feasting and
other expressions of joy and gladness, as follows.
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