Ezra 6 · Verse 16

Ezra 6:16

And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
Ezra 6:16, King James Version

Ezra 6:16 in other translations

BSBThen the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
WEBThe children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
ASVAnd the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
YLTAnd the sons of Israel have made, and the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,
DARBYAnd the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy;
BBEAnd the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of those who had come back, kept the feast of the opening of this house of God with joy.
WebsterAnd the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,

What does Ezra 6:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Ezr 6:16-18. Feasts of the Dedication.

16. the children of Israel ... kept the dedication ... with joy--The ceremonial was gone through with demonstrations of the liveliest joy. The aged who had wept at the laying of the foundation [Ezr 3:12] were most, if not all of them, now dead; and all rejoiced at the completion of this national undertaking.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 6:13-22

The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in the building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed. Every believer is a living temple, building up himself in his most holy faith: much opposition is given to this work by Satan and our own corruptions. We trifle, and proceed in it with many stops and pauses; but He that has begun the good work, will see it performed. Then spirits…

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Ezra 6:16 in the original Hebrew

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וַעֲבַ֣דוּva.'a.Va.duand they madeH5648
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1247
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elIsraelH3479
כָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'priests theH3549
וְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'and Levites theH3879
וּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'Arand [the] rest ofH7606
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] people ofH1247
גָלוּתָ֗אga.lu.Ta'exile theH1547
חֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.Kat[the] dedication ofH2597
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1005
אֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'<the> GodH426
דְנָ֖הde.NahthisH1836
בְּחֶדְוָֽה\׃be.ched.Vahwith joyH2305

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Cross references for Ezra 6:16

  • 2 Chronicles 7:5

    And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

  • 1 Kings 8:63

    And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.

  • Philippians 4:4

    Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

  • Ezra 6:22

    And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

  • Psalms 122:1

    A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

  • John 10:22

    And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

  • Deuteronomy 12:7

    And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.

  • Ezra 3:11-12

    And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

  • 2 Chronicles 7:9-10

    And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:28

    Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:26

    So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:23

    And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the children.
1Ch 9:2; Ne 7:73
children of the captivity. Chal. sons of the transportation.
4:1
the dedication.
1Ki 8:63; 2Ch 7:5,9; Joh 10:22
with joy.
22; 3:11,12; De 12:7; 1Ch 15:28; 2Ch 7:10; 30:23,26; Ne 8:10; 12:43
Ps 122:1; Php 4:4Having set up the worship of God in this dedication, they took care to keep it up, and made the book of Moses their rule, to which they had an eye in this establishment. Though the temple service could not now be performed with so much pomp and plenty as formerly, because of their poverty, yet no doubt it was performed with as much purity and close adherence to the Divine institutions as ever. No beauty is like the beauty of holiness.

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Context

  • Ezra 6:15

    And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

  • Ezra 6:16

    And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,

  • Ezra 6:17

    And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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Ezra 6:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los hijos de Israel, los sacerdotes y los Levitas, y los demás que habían venido de la trasportación, hicieron la dedicación de esta casa de Dios con gozo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les fils d’Israël, les sacrificateurs et les lévites, et le reste des fils de la transportation, célébrèrent la dédicace de cette maison de Dieu avec joie;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Kinder Israel, die Priester und die Leviten und die übrigen Kinder der Wegführung, feierten die Einweihung dieses Hauses Gottes mit Freuden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fecerunt autem filii Israël sacerdotes et Levitæ, et reliqui filiorum transmigrationis, dedicationem domus Dei in gaudio.