This is an idiom. AT: "they were very afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# because of the people of the land
You may need to make explicit what it was about the people of the land that made the Jews afraid. AT: "because they thought the people of the land wanted to attack them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# They offered burnt offerings to Yahweh at dawn and evening
One of the first things the people did was to begin offering sacrifices. This was before the temple was rebuilt.