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Date: First year of Cyrus the King

From: King Cyrus

Subject: The Temple of God in Jerusalem

Let the Temple be rebuilt where they offered sacrifices. Let the foundations thereof be laid with a height of 60 cubits[a] and a width of 60 cubits,[b] constructed[c] with three layers of foundation[d] stone interlaced with a row of new timber, the expenses for which are to be paid from the king’s treasury.

Furthermore, let the gold and silver utensils from the Temple of God (that Nebuchadnezzar took from the Temple in Jerusalem and carried off to Babylon) be brought back to the Temple at Jerusalem and restored to their respective places in the Temple of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:3 I.e. about 90 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  2. Ezra 6:3 I.e. about 90 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  3. Ezra 6:4 The Aram. lacks constructed
  4. Ezra 6:4 Lit. heavy