21 So the children of Israel which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had [a]separated themselves unto them, from the filthiness of the Heathen of the land to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat,

22 And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them glad, and turned the heart of the king of [b]Assyria unto them, to [c]encourage them in the work of the house of God, even the God of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:21 Which were of the heathen, and forsaked their idolatry to worship the true God.
  2. Ezra 6:22 Meaning, Darius who was king of the Medes, Persians, and Assyrians.
  3. Ezra 6:22 Hebrew, to strengthen their hands.

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