62. After we had been there three days, we went to the Temple, weighed the silver and gold and handed it all over to Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah.
63. With him were Eleazar son of Phinehas and two Levites, Jozabad son of Jeshua and Moeth son of Sabannus.
64. Everything was counted and weighed, and a complete record was made at the same time.
65. All those who had returned from exile then offered sacrifices to the Lord, the God of Israel. They offered twelve bulls for all Israel, 96 rams,
66. and 72 lambs; they also offered twelve goats as a fellowship offering. They sacrificed all these animals to the Lord.
67. Then they took the decree the emperor had given them and gave it to the governors and officials of Greater Syria and Phoenicia, who then honoured the Jewish people and the Temple of the Lord.
68. After all this had been done, some of the leaders of the people of Israel came and told me that