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Ezra 6:17 KJV
Ezra · chapter 6 · verse 17
And 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.Ezra 6:17 · King James Version
Ezra 6:17 in context
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.
19And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- dedicationchănukkâʼconsecrationH2597 →
- bullockstôwra bullH8450 →
- offeringchaṭṭâʼâhan offence, and the penalty or sacrifice foritH2402 →
- offeredqᵉrêb{to approach for whatever purpose}H7127 →
- hundredmᵉʼâha hundredH3969 →
- housebayith{a house }H1005 →
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Here we have, I. The Jews' enemies made their friends. When they received this order from the king they came with as much haste to encourage and assist the work as their predecessors had done to put a stop to it, Ezr 4:23.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-22