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Then
Darius
the
king made
a decree,
and
search was
made
in
the
house
of the rolls,
where
the
treasures
were
laid
up
in Babylon.
Thus
King Darius
ordered
a search of the archives
stored
in the
treasury
of
Babylon.
And there
was found at
Achmetha,
in the palace
that
is
in the province of the
Medes,
a
roll
, and
therein
was
a
record
thus
written:
And a
scroll
was found in the fortress
of
Ecbatana,
in the province of Media
, with
the
following
written on
it
: Memorandum:
In the first year of Cyrus
the
king the
same
Cyrus the
king
made
a decree concerning the house of God at
Jerusalem ,
Let the house be builded,
the
place where
they
offered
sacrifices, and let the
foundations thereof
be strongly
laid ;
the
height
thereof
threescore
cubits ,
and the
breadth
thereof
threescore
cubits ;
In the first year of King Cyrus ,
he
issued
a decree concerning the house of God in
Jerusalem :
Let the house be rebuilt
as
a
place for
offering
sacrifices, and let its
foundations be firmly
laid .
It
is
to
be
sixty
cubits high
and sixty
cubits wide,
With three rows
of great
stones ,
and a
row
of new
timber:
and
let
the expenses
be given
out
of
the king's
house:
with three layers
of cut
stones and one
of timbers.
The costs
are
to
be paid
from
the royal
treasury.
And
also
let
the golden
and silver vessels
of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth
out
of
the temple which
is
at
Jerusalem ,
and brought
unto
Babylon, be restored,
and
brought
again
unto
the temple which
is
at
Jerusalem ,
every
one
to
his
place,
and place
them
in the house of God.
Furthermore,
the gold
and silver articles
of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from
the temple in
Jerusalem and carried
to
Babylon, must
also
be returned
to
the temple in
Jerusalem and deposited
in the house of God.
Now
therefore ,
Tatnai,
governor beyond
the river
, Shetharboznai
, and your companions
the
Apharsachites,
which
are
beyond
the river,
be
ye
far
from
thence
:
Therefore Darius
decreed:
To
Tattenai
governor of
the region
west
of
the
Euphrates
, Shethar-bozenai
, and your associates
and
officials
in
the region
: You
must
stay
away
from
that
place!
Let
the
work
of
this house of God alone ;
let the governor of
the
Jews
and the
elders of the Jews build
this house of God in
his
place
.
Leave
this work
on
the
house of God alone .
Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild
this house of God on
its
original
site
.
Moreover
I make
a
decree what ye
shall
do to
the
elders of these
Jews
for
the building
of
this house of God: that
of the king's
goods,
even
of the tribute
beyond
the river,
forthwith
expenses
be
given
unto
these
men
, that they
be
not hindered.
I hereby
decree what you
must
do for
these
elders of the Jews
who
are
rebuilding
this house of God: The
cost
is
to
be
paid
in
full
to
these
men
from
the
royal
treasury
out
of the taxes
of the provinces
west
of
the Euphrates
, so
that the
work
will
not be
hindered.
And
that
which
they
have
need
of,
both
young bullocks
, and
rams, and lambs ,
for the
burnt offerings of
the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according
to
the
appointment
of
the priests which
are
at
Jerusalem ,
let
it
be given them day
by
day
without fail :
Whatever
is
needed—
young bulls
, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to
the God of heaven, as
well
as
wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as
requested
by
the priests in
Jerusalem —must
be given to
them daily
without fail .
That
they may
offer sacrifices of sweet savours
unto
the God of heaven ,
and pray for the life
of the king ,
and of
his sons.
Then
they will
be
able
to
offer sacrifices of a
sweet aroma
to
the God of heaven and to
pray for the lives
of the king and his sons.
Also
I have
made
a
decree ,
that whosoever
shall
alter
this word
, let
timber
be pulled
down
from his house ,
and being
set
up, let
him
be hanged
thereon;
and let
his house be made a dunghill
for this.
I also
decree that if
any
man
interferes
with
this directive
, a
beam
is
to
be torn
from his house and raised
up, and
he
is
to
be impaled
on
it.
And his own
house shall
be made a pile
of
rubble
for this offense
.
And
the
God that
hath
caused his name to dwell there destroy
all
kings
and
people
, that
shall
put
to
their
hand to alter and
to destroy this house of God which
is
at
Jerusalem. I Darius have made
a
decree ;
let it be done
with speed
.
May
God ,
who
has
caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow
any
king
or
people
who
lifts
a
hand to alter this
decree
or
to destroy this house of God in
Jerusalem. I ,
Darius ,
have issued
the
decree .
Let it be carried
out
with diligence
.
Then
Tatnai
, governor on
this
side
the river
, Shetharboznai
, and their companions,
according
to
that
which
Darius
the
king had sent,
so
they
did
speedily
.
In
response
, Tattenai
the
governor of
the region
west
of
the
Euphrates
, Shethar-bozenai
, and their associates
diligently
carried
out
what
King Darius
had decreed
.
And
the elders of
the
Jews
builded,
and they
prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the
son of Iddo. And
they builded,
and
finished it,
according to the commandment
of the God of Israel ,
and according
to
the commandment
of Cyrus, and
Darius, and Artaxerxes king
of Persia.
So
the Jewish
elders built
and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building
according to the command
of the God of Israel and the decrees
of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes ,
kings
of Persia.
And this house
was finished
on the third day of the month Adar, which
was
in the sixth year of the reign of Darius
the
king.
And this temple
was completed
on the third day of the month of
Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius
.
And
the children
of Israel ,
the priests, and
the Levites, and the rest of the children
of
the
captivity,
kept
the dedication of this
house of God with joy.
Then
the people
of Israel —
the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated
the dedication of the
house of God with joy.
And
offered
at
the dedication of this
house of God an
hundred bullocks
, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs ;
and for
a sin offering for all Israel ,
twelve he
goats, according
to
the
number
of
the
tribes
of Israel.
For
the dedication of the
house of God they
offered
a
hundred bulls
, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs ,
and a sin offering for all Israel of
twelve male
goats, one
for
each
tribe
of Israel.
And
they set
the priests in
their divisions ,
and the Levites in
their courses,
for
the service of God ,
which
is
at
Jerusalem ;
as
it
is written in the book of Moses.
They also
appointed
the priests by
their divisions and the Levites by
their groups
to
the service of God in
Jerusalem ,
according
to
what
is written in the Book of Moses.
And
the
children
of
the
captivity
kept
the
passover
upon
the fourteenth day of the first month.
On
the fourteenth day of the first month ,
the
exiles
kept
the
Passover
.
For
the priests and the
Levites were
purified together,
all
of
them
were pure,
and killed
the passover for all the children
of
the
captivity
, and
for their brethren
the
priests
, and for themselves.
All
the priests and Levites had
purified themselves
and
were ceremonially
clean.
And the Levites
slaughtered
the
Passover lamb
for all the exiles
, for their priestly
brothers
, and for themselves.
And
the children
of
Israel,
which
were
come
again
out
of
captivity
, and
all such
as
had separated themselves unto
them
from the filthiness
of the heathen
of the land ,
to seek the LORD God of Israel ,
did
eat,
The Israelites
who
had
returned
from
exile
ate
it
, together
with
all who
had separated themselves from the uncleanness
of the peoples
of the land to seek the LORD ,
the
God of Israel .
And
kept the feast of unleavened bread seven
days
with joy :
for
the LORD had made them joyful ,
and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto
them ,
to strengthen their hands in the work of
the house of God,
the God of Israel.
For
seven
days
they
kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy ,
because
the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward
them to strengthen their hands in the work on
the house of the God of Israel.
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