Ezra 6:16

Ezra 6:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Ezra 6:16

14So the Jewish leaders continued to make progress because of the message from the prophet Haggai and Zechariah, the grandson of Iddo. They finished building as the God of Israel had ordered and as Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes (the kings of Persia) had ordered. 15This temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar in the sixth year of King Darius’ reign. 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. 17At the dedication of God’s temple, they sacrificed 100 bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs. They sacrificed 12 male goats as an offering for sin, one goat for each of the tribes of Israel. 18The priests were assigned to their divisions and the Levites to their groups ⌞to lead⌟ the worship of God in Jerusalem by following the directions written in the Book of Moses.

Ezra 6:16 word by word

וַעֲבַ֣דוּ בְנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א וְלֵוָיֵ֜א וּשְׁאָ֣ר בְּנֵי־גָלוּתָ֗א חֲנֻכַּ֛ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · sonH1123
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3479
• the priestsכָּהֵןkâhên · priestH3549
• and the Levitesלֵוָיlêvîy · LeviteH3879
• and the restשְׁאָרshe'âr · remainderH7606
• of the captivityגָּלוּgâlûth · captivityH1547
• keptעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• the dedicationחֲנֻכָּהchănûkkâ' · dedicationH2597
• of thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• of Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• with joyחֶדְוָהchedvâh · joyH2305

Cross-references for Ezra 6:16

• 1 Chronicles 9:2The first to settle again on their property in their own cities were ⌞some⌟ Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
• Nehemiah 7:73The priests, Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and the rest of Israel settled in their own cities. When the seventh month came, the people of Israel were in their own cities.
• Ezra 4:1When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people who returned from exile were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,
• 1 Kings 8:63Solomon sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep as fellowship offerings to the Lord. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the Lord’s temple.
• 2 Chronicles 7:5King Solomon offered 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep as sacrifices to the Lord. So the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple.
• John 10:22The Festival of the Dedication of the Temple took place in Jerusalem during the winter.
• Ezra 6:22So for seven days they celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread because the Lord had made them joyful. The Lord had made the king of Assyria change his mind so that he supported the people in their work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.
• Ezra 3:11As they praised and gave thanks to the Lord, they sang antiphonally: “He is good; his mercy toward Israel endures forever.” Then all the people shouted, “Praise the Lord,” because the foundation for the house of the Lord had been laid.
• Deuteronomy 12:7There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families will eat and enjoy everything you’ve worked for, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
• 1 Chronicles 15:28All Israel brought the ark of the Lord’s promise with shouts of joy and the sounding of rams’ horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and lyres.
• 2 Chronicles 7:10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon dismissed the people to their tents. They rejoiced with cheerful hearts for all the blessings the Lord had given David, Solomon, and his people Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 30:23Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the festival for seven more days. So they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.
• Nehemiah 8:10Then he told them, “Go, eat rich foods, drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who cannot provide for themselves. Today is a holy day for the Lord. Don’t be sad because the joy you have in the Lord is your strength.”
• Nehemiah 12:43That day they offered many sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them reason to rejoice. The women and children rejoiced as well. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard from far away.
• Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”
• Philippians 4:4Always be joyful in the Lord! I’ll say it again: Be joyful!

Commentaries on Ezra 6:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-22Verses 13-22 The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in the building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed. Every believer is a living temple, building up himself in his most holy faith: much opposition is given to this work by Satan and our own corruptions. We trifle, and proceed in it with many stops and pauses; but He that has begun the good work, will see it performed. Then spirits of just men will be made…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816. the children of Israel ... kept the dedication ... with joy--The ceremonial was gone through with demonstrations of the liveliest joy. The aged who had wept at the laying of the foundation [Ezr 3:12] were most, if not all of them, now dead; and all rejoiced at the completion of this national undertaking.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 6:16

• Backsliders
• Dedication
• Joy
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• Temple

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Children of Israel
• House of God
• Chaldee language
• Dedication, Feast of the
• Pure
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the

Commentaries on Ezra 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings