Neh 8:16-17 | MHM | STEP | v. 16–17 : The people quickly obeyed. They gathered branches and built booths on their roofs, in their courtyards, and in the streets. Everyone joined in, just as God had commanded. They celebrated the feast with very great gladness , more joyfully than it had been done since the days of Joshua (Nehemiah 8:16-17; 2 Chronicles 5:3 ; Ezra 3:4 ).

‏ Nehemiah 8:16-17

v. 16–17: The people quickly obeyed. They gathered branches and built booths on their roofs, in their courtyards, and in the streets. Everyone joined in, just as God had commanded. They celebrated the feast with very great gladness, more joyfully than it had been done since the days of Joshua (Nehemiah 8:16-17; 2 Chronicles 5:3 ^a; Ezra 3:4 ^b).

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