Ezra 6:16

Temple Dedication And The Passover

¹⁵ And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. ¹⁶ And the sons of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy. ¹⁷ And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs. And for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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1 Kings 8:63

And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to Jehovah, twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the sons of Israel dedicated the house of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 7:5

And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. And the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

Deuteronomy 12:7

And there you shall eat before Jehovah your God, and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your households in which Jehovah your God has blessed you.

1 Chronicles 9:2

And the first people in their possessions in their cities were the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the temple slaves.

1 Chronicles 15:28

And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with harps and lyres.

2 Chronicles 7:9-10

And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly. For they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

2 Chronicles 30:23

And the whole gathering agreed to keep another seven days. And they kept another seven days with gladness.

2 Chronicles 30:26

And there was great joy in Jerusalem. For from the days of Solomon the son of David the king of Israel there was nothing like this in Jerusalem.

Ezra 3:11-12

And they sang, praising and giving thanks to Jehovah, because He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.

Ezra 4:1

And when the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the sons of the captivity built the temple to Jehovah, the God of Israel,

Ezra 6:22

And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy. For Jehovah had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to make their hands strong in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Nehemiah 7:73

And the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and some of the people, and the temple slaves, and all Israel, lived in their cities. And when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel were in their cities.

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said to them, Go eat the fat and drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our LORD. And do not be sorry, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

Nehemiah 12:43

And that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced. For God had made them rejoice with great joy. And the wives and the sons rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

Psalm 122:1

A Song of degrees; of David. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah.

John 10:22

And the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem, and it was winter.

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, Rejoice!