CHAP. VII.
1 Sisinnes and his companions follow the Kings comman dement and helpe the Iewes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 buyld the Temple. 5 The time that it was buylt 〈◊〉〈◊〉 They kepe the Passeouer.
1 THen Sisinnes the gouernour of Coelosy∣ria and Phenice, and Sathrabouzanes, ād their companions, obeying Kyng Darius commandements.
2 Assisted diligently the holie workes, wor∣kieg with the Ancients and gouernours of the Sanctuarie.
3 And the holie workes prospered by Agge∣us and Zacharias the Prophetes whiche pro phecied.
4 So they finished all things by the comman∣dement of the Lord God of Israél, and with the consent of Cyrus and Darius, and Arta∣xerxes Kings of the Persians.
5 Thus the holie House was finished in the thre and twentieth day of the moneth Adar in the sixtyere of Darius King of the Persians.
6 ¶ And the children of Israel, and the Priests and the Leuites, and the rést, whiche were of the captiuitie, (and) had anie charge, and according to the things (writen) in the boke of Mosés.
7 And they offred for the dedication of the Tē ple of the Lord, an hundreth bulles, two hun dreth rams, foure hundreth lambes.
8 (And) twelue goates for the sinne of all Is∣rael, accordyng to the nōber of the chief of the tribes of Israel.
9 And the Priests, and the Leuites stode accor∣ding to their kinreds clothed with long ro∣bes in the workes of the Lord God of Israêl, accordyng to the boke of Moses, and also the porters in euerie gate.
10 And the children of Israél offred the Passe∣ouer together with thē of the captiuitie, in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (day) of the first moneth, after that the Priests and Leuites were sanctified.
11 But all the children of the captiuitie were not sanctified together, but all the Leuites were sanctified together.
12 And they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Passeouer, for all the children of the captiuitie, and for their bre∣thren the Priests, and for themselues.
13 Then all the chyldren of Israel which were of the captiuitie did eat, (euen) all they that had separated them selues from the abomi∣nations of the people of the land, and soght the Lord.
14 And thei kept the feast of vnleauened bread seuen dayes, reioycing before the Lord.
15 Because he had turned the counsel of the King of the Assyrians towardes thē to stren∣gthen their hands in the workes of the Lord God of Israél.