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Ezra 6:16 KJV
Ezra · chapter 6 · verse 16 · King James Version
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,Ezra 6:16 · King James Version
Ezra 6:16 in context
14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
15And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
16And 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,
17And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
18And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
Key words (Strong's)
- dedicationchănukkâʼconsecrationH2597 →
- captivitygâlûwth{captivityH1547 →
- childrenbên{a son , in the widest sense}H1123 →
- priestskâhên{one officiating, a priestH3549 →
- LevitesLêvîy{something attachedH3879 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêl{Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3479 →
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