Ezra 6:22
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Context
This verse from Ezra Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. A search of the Babylonian archives finds Cyrus's original decree, and Darius not only authorizes the Jews to continue but orders Tattenai to fund the work from royal revenues and to supply animals for sacrifices. The temple is completed in …
Other Translations
and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Jehovah had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
and they make the feast of unleavened things seven days with joy, for Jehovah made them to rejoice, and turned round the heart of the king of Asshur unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
And kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them full of joy, by turning the heart of the king of Assyria to them to give them help in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Cross References
Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: …
Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.
Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there …
In his days Pharaoh–nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king …
And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great …
Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among …
And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread …
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of …
Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar–boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye …