Go
Articles on

Ezra 6

Ezra 6:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

+
16
And the children
ben (Hebrew #1123)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1121
KJV usage: child, son, young.
Pronounce: bane
of Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3479)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3478
KJV usage: Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
, the priests
kahen (Hebrew #3549)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3548
KJV usage: priest.
Pronounce: kaw-hane'
, and the Levites
Leviy (Hebrew #3879)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3880
KJV usage: Levite.
Pronounce: lay-vee'
, and the rest
sh'ar (Hebrew #7606)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 7605
KJV usage: X whatsoever more, residue, rest.
Pronounce: sheh-awr'
of the τchildren
ben (Hebrew #1123)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1121
KJV usage: child, son, young.
Pronounce: bane
of the captivity
galuwth (Hebrew #1547)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1546
KJV usage: captivity.
Pronounce: gaw-looth'
, kept
`abad (Hebrew #5648)
to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.
KJV usage: X cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.
Pronounce: ab-bad'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 5647
g the dedication
chanukka' (Hebrew #2597)
consecration
KJV usage: dedication.
Pronounce: chan-ook-kaw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 2598
of this
den (Hebrew #1836)
this
KJV usage: (afore-)time, + after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), + thus, where(-fore), which.
Pronounce: dane
Origin: (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of 1791
house
bayith (Hebrew #1005)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1004
KJV usage: house.
Pronounce: bah-yith
of God
'elahh (Hebrew #426)
God
KJV usage: God, god.
Pronounce: el-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 433
with joy
chedvah (Hebrew #2305)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 2304
KJV usage: joy.
Pronounce: khed-vaw'
h,
τ
sons of the transportation,
Ezra 4:1• 1And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel; (Ezra 4:1)
.
g
1 Kings 8:63• 63And Solomon sacrificed a sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he sacrificed to Jehovah, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of Jehovah. (1 Kings 8:63)
;
2 Chron. 7:5• 5And king Solomon sacrificed a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. (2 Chron. 7:5)
h
Ezra 6:22• 22and they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; for Jehovah had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. (Ezra 6:22)
;
Neh. 8:10• 10And he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared; for the day is holy to our Lord; and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength. (Neh. 8:10)
;
Neh. 12:43• 43And that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and also the women and the children rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. (Neh. 12:43)
;
Psa. 122:1• 1A Song of degrees. Of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah. (Psa. 122:1)

More on:

+
Captivity,
Dedication,
God,
House,
House of God,
Israel,
Levites,
Priest; Priesthood

Cross References

+

Ministry on This Verse

+
the children.
1 Chron. 9:2• 2And the inhabitants that were first in their possessions in their cities were the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim. (1 Chron. 9:2)
;
Neh. 7:73• 73And the priests, and the Levites, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in their cities, (Neh. 7:73)
children of the captivity.
Chal. sons of the transportation.
Ezra 4:1• 1And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel; (Ezra 4:1)
the dedication.
1 Kings 8:63• 63And Solomon sacrificed a sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he sacrificed to Jehovah, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of Jehovah. (1 Kings 8:63)
;
2 Chron. 7:5,9• 5And king Solomon sacrificed a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
 9And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. (2 Chron. 7:5,9)
;
John 10:22• 22Now the feast of the dedication was celebrating at Jerusalem, and it was winter. (John 10:22)
with joy.
Ezra 6:22• 22and they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; for Jehovah had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. (Ezra 6:22)
;
Ezra 3:11‑12• 11And they sang alternately together in praising and giving thanks to Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout to the praise of Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.
 12But many of the priests and Levites and chief fathers, the ancient men that had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice, when the foundation of this house was laid in their sight; and many shouted aloud for joy. (Ezra 3:11‑12)
;
Deut. 12:7• 7and ye shall eat there before Jehovah your God, and ye shall rejoice, ye and your households, in all the business of your hand, wherein Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee. (Deut. 12:7)
;
1 Chron. 15:28• 28And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the trumpet, and with clarions, and with cymbals, playing aloud with lutes and harps. (1 Chron. 15:28)
;
2 Chron. 7:10• 10And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Jehovah had done to David and to Solomon, and to Israel his people. (2 Chron. 7:10)
;
2 Chron. 30:23,26• 23And the whole congregation took counsel to observe other seven days; and they observed the seven days with gladness.
 26And there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had not been the like in Jerusalem. (2 Chron. 30:23,26)
;
Neh. 8:10• 10And he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared; for the day is holy to our Lord; and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength. (Neh. 8:10)
;
Neh. 12:43• 43And that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and also the women and the children rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. (Neh. 12:43)
;
Psa. 122:1• 1A Song of degrees. Of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah. (Psa. 122:1)
;
Phil. 4:4• 4Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice. (Phil. 4:4)
Having 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.
• It was for this that they had been brought up out of Babylon, and if any of them had sown in tears, they now reaped in joy. But their own feebleness and the poverty of their circumstances may be seen by contrasting this dedication with that of Solomon's temple. (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 6:16-22” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

+
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;

W. Kelly Translation

+
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.