They established the altar on its foundations, even though they were in terror of the local peoples,<n id="1" /> and they offered burnt offerings on it to the <sc>Lordsc>, both the morning and the evening offerings.

From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the <sc>Lordsc>. However, the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple was not at that time established.<n id="1" />p>

Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak<n id="1" /> and his priestly colleagues<n id="2" /> and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his colleagues<n id="3" /> started to build<n id="4" /> the altar of the God of Israel so they could offer burnt offerings on it as required by<n id="5" /> the law of Moses the man of God.

<p class="bodytext">The exiles who were returning from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel &#8211; twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs, along with twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the <sc>Lordsc>.