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,
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And offered, at the dedication of this house of God, an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs,.... Hecatombs of various sorts, which were always reckoned grand sacrifices, even among…
Here we have, I. The Jews' enemies made their friends. When they received this order from the king they came with as much haste to encourage and assist the work as their predecessors had done to put a…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the children of Israel Cf. the application of the term -Israel" in Ezr 2:70; Ezr 3:1. In its special religious significance, its use here is appropriate to the sacredness of the event, in which the…
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