And held the feast of tabernacles as it is written, and offered burnt sacrifices daily, in order: according to the custom, day by day.

And the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the other children of the captivity held the dedication of the house of God with joy,

And the children of the captivity held Passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month:

and held the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them glad, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, so that their hands were strengthened in the work of the house of God, which is the God of Israel.