Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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, New King James Version Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. New American Standard Bible And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. NASB 1995 And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. NASB 1977 And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. Legacy Standard Bible And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. Amplified Bible And all Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the [former] exiles—celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. Christian Standard Bible Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. American Standard 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the children of Israel, the Priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of Yehuda made a feast for this household of the house of this God in joy. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of the house of God with gladness. Contemporary English Version The people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and everyone else who had returned from exile were happy and celebrated as they dedicated God's temple. Douay-Rheims Bible And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity kept the dedication of the house of God with joy. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the others who had returned from exile celebrated at the dedication of God's temple. Good News Translation Then the people of Israel--the priests, the Levites, and all the others who had returned from exile--joyfully dedicated the Temple. International Standard Version The Israelis—the priests, the descendants of Levi, and the other related descendants who had returned from captivity—celebrated with joy at the dedication of the Temple of God. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version And the sons of Israel have made, [and] the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy, Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible The Israelites—priests, Levites, and the other returned exiles—celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. NET Bible The people of Israel--the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles--observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy. New Revised Standard Version 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. New Heart English Bible The children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the people from the exile, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy. Webster's Bible Translation 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, World English Bible The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy. Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Israel have made, and the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feast of Dedication16Then the people of Israel— the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles — celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. 17For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.… Cross References 1 Kings 8:62 Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD. 1 Kings 8:63 And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 7:5 And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. Daniel 5:13 So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, "Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah? Treasury of Scripture 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. the children 1 Chronicles 9:2 Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims. Nehemiah 7:73 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities. children of the captivity. Ezra 4:1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; the dedication 1 Kings 8:63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 7:5,9 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God… John 10:22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. with joy Ezra 6:22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. Ezra 3:11,12 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid… Deuteronomy 12:7 And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee. Jump to Previous Captivity Celebrated Children Dedication Exiles Feast House Israel Joy Kept Levites Opening Priests RestJump to Next Captivity Celebrated Children Dedication Exiles Feast House Israel Joy Kept Levites Opening Priests RestEzra 6 1. Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, makes a new decree for building13. By the help of Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai the temple is finished 16. The feast of the dedication is kept 19. and the Passover (16-22) The dedication of the second Temple. (16) Children of the captivity.--This designation is peculiarly appropriate here, as in Ezra 6:20. "All Israel" soon follows. Verse 16. - The children of Israel. Again the writer is careful to present the returned exiles to us as "Israel," and not merely "Judah" (comp. 2:70; 3:1, 10, 11; 4:3; 5:1). This is especially fitting when he is about to explain why the number of the he-goats offered was twelve (see the next verse). Kept the dedication of this house of God. The primary dedication seems to be glanced at in the words, "the dedication of this house," an expression repeated in the next verse. It is one of the great objects of Ezra to link the present with the past, the new temple with the old, the restored religion with that of former times.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the peopleבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1123: A son of Israel— יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3479: Israel -- descendant of Jacob the priests, כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א (kā·hă·nay·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 3549: Priest the Levites, וְלֵוָיֵ֜א (wə·lê·wā·yê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3879: Levites -- descendants of Levi and the rest וּשְׁאָ֣ר (ū·šə·’ār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7606: Rest, remainder of the exiles— בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1123: A son celebrated וַעֲבַ֣דוּ (wa·‘ă·ḇa·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5648: To do, make, prepare, keep the dedication חֲנֻכַּ֛ת (ḥă·nuk·kaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2597: Consecration of the דְנָ֖ה (ḏə·nāh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 1836: This house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1005: A house of God אֱלָהָ֥א (’ĕ·lā·hā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 426: God with joy. בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃ (bə·ḥeḏ·wāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2305: Rejoicing Links Ezra 6:16 NIVEzra 6:16 NLT Ezra 6:16 ESV Ezra 6:16 NASB Ezra 6:16 KJV Ezra 6:16 BibleApps.com Ezra 6:16 Biblia Paralela Ezra 6:16 Chinese Bible Ezra 6:16 French Bible Ezra 6:16 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 6:16 The children of Israel the priests (Ezr. 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