^{15 Ref} And this house hath gone out till the third day of the month Adar, that is `in' the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

^{16 Ref} And the sons of Israel have made, `and' the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,

^{17 Ref} and have brought near for the dedication of this house of God, bullocks a hundred, rams two hundred, lambs four hundred; and young he-goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel;