“They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.”

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.