Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the hous
And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites ded
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the he
And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel
On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seve
The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.
Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Is
So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of Dav
There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LO
When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,
So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpet
Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing
On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also r