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Then ,
according to the word sent by Darius the king ,
Tat '
tenai ,
the governor of the province Beyond the River ,
She '
thar-boz '
enai ,
and their associates did with all diligence what Darius the king had ordered .
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And the elders of the Jews built and prospered ,
through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechari '
ah the son of Iddo .
They finished their building by command of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Ar-ta-xerx '
es king of Persia ;
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and this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar ,
in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king .
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And the people of Israel ,
the priests and the Levites ,
and the rest of the returned exiles ,
celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy .
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They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls ,
two hundred rams ,
four hundred lambs ,
and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve he-goats ,
according to the number of the tribes of Israel .
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And they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses ,
for the service of God at Jerusalem ,
as it is written in the book of Moses .