Ezra 6:16 meaning and explanation

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.

Ezra 6:16, Berean Standard Bible

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After years of delay and opposition, the temple in Jerusalem was finally finished in the sixth year of King Darius of Persia, as verse 15 records. Verse 16 gathers the whole returned community, priests, Levites and the rest of the exiles, to dedicate the rebuilt house of God.

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