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22 and if it were found in the counsel of king Cyrus, (that) the making of the house of the Lord, that is in Jerusalem, to be begun, and if it shall be showed of the lord our king, write he to us of these things. [and if it were found in the counsel of king Cyrus, to be begun the making of the house of the Lord, that is in Jerusalem, and it shall be showed of the lord our king, write he of these things to us.]

23 Then king Darius commanded to be inwardly sought in the libraries; and there was found in Ecbatana, a borough town, that is in the middle region, a place (or a roll), in the which were written these things.

24 The first year reigning Cyrus king, Cyrus commanded to build up the house of the Lord, that is in Jerusalem, where they burned with continual fire; [The first year reigning Cyrus king, Cyrus commanded the house of the Lord, that is in Jerusalem, to build up, where they burned with continual fire;]

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