43 On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy.(A) The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away.(B)

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44 On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms(C) that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths.(D) The legally required portions for the priests and Levites(E) were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving.(F) 45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers,(G) as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.(H)

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