Ezra 6:16

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16 H1123 And the children H3479 of Israel H3549 , the priests H3879 , and the Levites H7606 , and the rest H1123 of the children H1547 of the captivity H5648 [H8754] , kept H2597 the dedication H1836 of this H1005 house H426 of God H2305 with joy,

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the children.
1 Chronicles 9:2; Nehemiah 7:73
children of the captivity. Chal. sons of the transportation.
Ezra 4:1
the dedication.
1 Kings 8:63; 2 Chronicles 7:5; 2 Chronicles 7:9; John 10:22
with joy.
Ezra 6:22; Ezra 3:11; Ezra 3:12; Deuteronomy 12:7; 1 Chronicles 15:28; 2 Chronicles 7:10; 2 Chronicles 30:23; 2 Chronicles 30:26; Nehemiah 8:10; Nehemiah 12:43
Psalms 122:1; Philippians 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.