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1 Kings 8 63
And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the Lord, twenty two thousand oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the sons of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.
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2 Chronicles 7 5
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty two thousand oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
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John 10:22
At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem;
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Ezra 6:22
And they held the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the Lord had made them happy, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to encourage them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
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2 Chronicles 30 23
Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with joy.
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Ezra 4:1
Now when the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people of the exile were building a temple to the Lord God of Israel,
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Psalms 122:1
I was glad when they said to me,“ Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”
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Nehemiah 12:43
and on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy, and the women and children rejoiced as well, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from far away.
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Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
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Deuteronomy 12:7
There you and your households shall eat before the Lord your God, and rejoice in all your undertakings in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
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2 Chronicles 7 9-2 Chronicles 7 10
And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, because they held the dedication of the altar for seven days, and the feast for seven days.Then on the twenty third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, rejoicing and happy in heart because of the goodness that the Lord had shown to David, to Solomon, and to His people Israel.
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1 Chronicles 9 2
Now the first inhabitants who lived on their own property in their cities were people of Israel, including the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
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Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them,“ Go, eat the festival foods, drink the sweet drinks, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your refuge.”
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2 Chronicles 30 26
So there was great joy in Jerusalem, because there was nothing like this in Jerusalem since the days of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel.
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1 Chronicles 15 28
So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets, with loud sounding cymbals, with harps, and lyres.
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Ezra 3:11-12
And they sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying,“ For He is good, for His favor is upon Israel forever.” And all the people shouted with a great shout of joy when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy,
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Nehemiah 7:73
Now the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities. And when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel were in their cities.