22For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.
22And 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 6:22 Lit strengthen their handsencourage them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
22And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had caused them to rejoice, 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.
22They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had caused them to rejoice and had turned the heart of 6:22 One of the many titles of Darius king of Persia, in the sense that Persia had conquered territories that were previously Assyrian.the king of Assyria toward them, so that he encouraged them and strengthened their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
22For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread6:22 That is, the seven-day period after the Passover during which no leaven may be eaten; see Exodus 12:14–20. with joy, because the Lord had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
22For seven days they celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy. That’s because the Lord had filled them with joy. They were glad because he had changed the mind of the king of Persia. So the king had helped them with the work on the house of the God of Israel.