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 (A)12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they set the priests (B)in their divisions and the Levites (C)in their divisions, for the service of God at Jerusalem, (D)as it is written in the Book of Moses.

Passover Celebrated

19 (E)On the fourteenth day of the first month, the returned exiles kept the Passover.

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17 For the dedication of this house of God they offered(A) a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred male lambs and, as a sin offering[a] for all Israel, twelve male goats, one for each of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they installed the priests in their divisions(B) and the Levites in their groups(C) for the service of God at Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.(D)

The Passover

19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles celebrated the Passover.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:17 Or purification offering