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The Order of Darius

So King Darius gave an order to search the records. They were kept in the treasury in Babylon. A scroll was found in the capital city, Ecbatana. It is in the area of Media. This is what was written on it:

Note:

King Cyrus gave an order about the Temple of God in Jerusalem. This was in the first year he was king. This was the order:

“Let the Temple be rebuilt. It will be a place to present sacrifices. Let its foundations be laid. The Temple should be 90 feet high and 90 feet wide.

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The Decree of Darius

King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives(A) stored in the treasury at Babylon. A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana in the province of Media, and this was written on it:

Memorandum:

In the first year of King Cyrus, the king issued a decree concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem:

Let the temple be rebuilt as a place to present sacrifices, and let its foundations be laid.(B) It is to be sixty cubits[a] high and sixty cubits wide,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:3 That is, about 90 feet or about 27 meters