Ezra 6:13-18

Ezra 6:13-18

[13] Then  Tatnai,  governor  on this side  the river,  Shetharboznai,  and their companions,  according  to that which Darius  the king  had sent,  so  they did  speedily.  [14] And the elders  of the Jews  builded,  and they prospered  through the prophesying  of Haggai  the prophet  and Zechariah  the son  of Iddo.  And they builded,  and finished  it, according  to the commandment  of the God  of Israel,  and according to the commandment  of Cyrus,  and Darius,  and Artaxerxes  king  of Persia.  [15] And this  house  was finished  on  the third  day  of the month  Adar,  which was  in the sixth  year  of the reign  of Darius  the king.  [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,  [17] And offered  at the dedication  of this  house  of God  an hundred  bullocks,  two hundred  rams,  four  hundred  lambs;  and for a sin offering  for  all  Israel,  twelve  he  goats,  according to the number  of the tribes  of Israel.  [18] And they set  the priests  in their divisions,  and the Levites  in their courses,  for  the service  of God,  which is at Jerusalem;  as it is written  in the book  of Moses.