Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel." — Ezra 6:17 (ASV)
Compare with this modest sacrifice, which suits well the day of small things (Zechariah 4:10), the lavish offering of Solomon (see the marginal reference "n").