Ezra 6:16

Temple Dedication And The Passover

¹⁵ And the house was finished the third day of the month Adar, even in the sixth year of the reign of king Darius. ¹⁶ 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, ¹⁷ and offered at the dedication of the house of God, a hundred calves, two hundred lambs, four hundred goats: and for the sin offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,

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Descendants Of Levi

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1 Kings 8:63

And the peace offerings that Solomon offered unto the LORD, were twenty two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep: And so the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 7:5

So that king Solomon offered twenty two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. And so the king and all the people hallowed the house of God.

Deuteronomy 12:7

And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye lay your hands on, both ye and your households, because the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.

1 Chronicles 9:2

And the old inhabiters that dwelt in their own possessions and cities were Israel, the priests, Levites and Nethinims.

1 Chronicles 15:28

And all Israel brought the Ark of the LORD's covenant with shouting and blowing of horns, and with trumpets and cymbals that sounded, and with psalteries and harps.

2 Chronicles 7:9-10

And the eighth day they made a gathering. For they kept the hallowing of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

2 Chronicles 30:23

And the whole assembly took counsel to keep seven days more: and they held those seven days with gladness.

2 Chronicles 30:26

and there was great joy in Jerusalem. For since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel it happened not so in Jerusalem.

Ezra 3:11-12

And they sang together, giving praise and thanks unto the LORD; because he is gracious, and because his mercy endureth forever upon Israel. And all the people shouted loud in praising the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

Ezra 4:1

But when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel,

Ezra 6:22

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.

Nehemiah 7:73

And the priests and Levites, the Porters, the singers, and the other of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities."

Nehemiah 8:10

Therefore said he unto them, "Go your way, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send part unto them also that have not prepared themselves: for this day is holy unto our LORD. Be not ye sorry therefore: for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

Nehemiah 12:43

And the same day were there great sacrifices offered, and they rejoiced: for God had given them great gladness, so that both the wives and children were joyful, and the mirth of Jerusalem was heard afar off.

Psalm 122:1

{A song of the stairs} I was glad when they said unto me, "We will go in to the house of the LORD."

John 10:22

And it was at Jerusalem, the feast of the dedication, and it was the winter:

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice.