# established the altar on its stand
"mounted the altar on its stand" or "placed the altar on its stand so it would stay there"
# terror was on them
"they were terrified"
# 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.