15 Now this [a]temple was completed [b]on the third day of the (A)month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

16 And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the [c]exiles, (B)celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. 17 They offered for the dedication of this temple of God a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel (C)twelve male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:15 Lit house
  2. Ezra 6:15 Lit until
  3. Ezra 6:16 Lit sons of the exile

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