[8:31] It was on the twelfth day of the first month that we left the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. Our God was with us and protected us from enemy attacks and from ambush as we traveled.
[8:32] When we reached Jerusalem, we rested three days.
[8:33] Then on the fourth day we went to the Temple, weighed the silver, the gold, and the utensils, and turned them over to Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah. With him were Eleazar son of Phinehas and two Levites, Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
[8:34] Everything was counted and weighed, and a complete record was made at the same time.
[8:35] All those who had returned from exile then brought offerings to be burned as sacrifices to the God of Israel. They offered 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, and 77 lambs; they also offered 12 goats to purify themselves from sin. All these animals were burned as sacrifices to the Lord.
[8:36] They also took the document the emperor had given them and gave it to the governors and officials of West-Of-Euphrates Province, who then gave their support to the people and the Temple worship.