heard even afar # 16_NEH_12_43  Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced_ for God had made them rejoice with great joy_ the wives also and the children rejoiced_ so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. ## Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.