Ezra 6:16

Temple Dedication And The Passover

¹⁵ and this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. ¹⁶ 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. ¹⁷ They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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1 Kings 8:63

Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 7:5

King Solomon offered as a sacrifice 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

Deuteronomy 12:7

And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the LORD your God has blessed you.

1 Chronicles 9:2

Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.

1 Chronicles 15:28

So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on harps and lyres.

2 Chronicles 7:9-10

And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.

2 Chronicles 30:23

Then the whole assembly agreed together to keep the feast for another seven days. So they kept it for another seven days with gladness.

2 Chronicles 30:26

So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem.

Ezra 3:11-12

And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever 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.

Ezra 4:1

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the LORD, the God of Israel,

Ezra 6:22

And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Nehemiah 7:73

So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns. And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel were in their towns.

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

Nehemiah 12:43

And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.

Psalm 122:1

I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"

John 10:22

At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter,

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.