Ezra 6:13-16

Christian Standard Bible

¹³ Then Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues^(A) diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed. ¹⁴ So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo.^(B) They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,^(C) Darius, and King Artaxerxes^(D) of Persia. ¹⁵ This house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar^(E) in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

Temple Dedication and the Passover

¹⁶ Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.