Ezra 6:15-17

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁵ The Temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar.^[a] That was in the sixth year of the rule of King Darius.^[b]

¹⁶ Then the Israelites celebrated the dedication of God’s Temple with much happiness. The priests, the Levites, and all the other people who came back from captivity joined in the celebration.

¹⁷ This is the way they dedicated God’s Temple: They offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, and 400 male lambs. And they offered twelve male goats for all Israel for a sin offering. That is one goat for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.