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# established the altar on its stand

"mounted the altar on its stand" or "placed the altar on its stand so it would stay there"

# dread was on them

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "they were very afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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. Alternate translation: "because they thought the people of the land wanted to attack them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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.