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15 They finished this temple on the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth[a] year of the reign of King Darius.

16 The people[b] of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles[c]—observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy. 17 For the dedication of this temple of God they offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and 12 male goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:15 sn The sixth year of the reign of Darius would be ca. 516 b.c.
  2. Ezra 6:16 tn Aram “sons of.”
  3. Ezra 6:16 tn Aram “sons of the exile.”