Nehemiah 8:11-13

Common English Bible

¹¹ The Levites also calmed all of the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy. Don’t be sad!” ¹² Then all of the people went to eat and to drink, to send portions, and to have a great celebration, because they understood what had been said to them.

The people celebrate the Festival of Booths

¹³ On the second day, the heads of the families of all the people, along with the priests and the Levites, gathered together around Ezra the scribe in order to study the words of the Instruction.