Ezra 6:3-5

Expanded Bible

³ King Cyrus ·gave an order [issued a decree] about the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of God in Jerusalem in the first year he was king [1:2–4]. This was the order:

“Let the ·Temple [^Lhouse] be rebuilt as a place to ·present [offer] sacrifices. Let its foundations be ·laid [or retained]; it should be ·ninety feet [^L60 cubits] high and ·ninety feet [^L60 cubits] wide. ⁴ It must have three layers of large stones ·and then one [for every] layer of timbers. The costs should be paid from the king’s treasury. ⁵ The gold and silver ·utensils [articles; vessels] from the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of God should be returned and put back in their places. Nebuchadnezzar took them from the Temple in Jerusalem and brought them to Babylon [Dan. 1:1–3], but they are to be put back in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of God in Jerusalem.”