Ezra 6:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezra 6:16

14 ^aSo the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the¹ command of ^bCyrus, ^cDarius, and ^dArtaxerxes king of Persia.

15 Now the temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

16 Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated ^athe dedication of this house of God with joy.

17 And they ^aoffered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

18 They assigned the priests to their ^adivisions and the Levites to their ^bdivisions, over the service of God in Jerusalem, ^cas it is written in the Book of Moses.

The Passover Celebrated

19 ¹And the descendants of the captivity kept the Passover ^aon the fourteenth day of the first month.

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Definitions of words in Ezra 6:16:

Captivity {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Captivity {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Joy {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Levites {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Rest {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Rest {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Ezra 6:16:

Chaldee language {Easton's}
Captivity {I.S.B.E.}

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