Ezra 5
The Temple
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Then the prophets, Hag'gai Hag.
1.1 the prophet, and Zechari'ah Zech. 1.1 the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in
Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
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Then rose up Zerub'babel Hag. 1.12 · Zech. 4.6-9 the son of She-al'ti-el, and Jesh'u-a the son of Joz'adak,
and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem:
and with them were the prophets of God helping
them.
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At the same time came to them Tat'nai,
governor on this side the river, and She'thar-boz'nai, and their
companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build
this house, and to make up this wall?
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Then said we unto them after this manner,
What are the names of the men that make this building?
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But the eye of their God was upon the
elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till
the matter came to Dari'us: and then they returned answer by letter
concerning this matter.
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The copy of the letter that Tat'nai,
governor on this side the river, and She'thar-boz'nai, and his
companions the Aphar'sachites, which were on this side the
river, sent unto Dari'us the king:
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they sent a letter unto him, wherein was
written thus; Unto Dari'us the king, all peace.
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Be it known unto the king, that we went
into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is
builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this
work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
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Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to
make up these walls?
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We asked their names also, to certify
thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the
chief of them.
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And thus they returned us answer, saying,
We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the
house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of
Israel builded and set up.
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But after that our fathers had provoked
the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of
Nebuchadnez'zar the king of Babylon, the Chalde'an, who destroyed
this house, and carried the people away into Babylon. 2 Kgs.
25.8-12 · 2
Chr. 36.17-20 · Jer. 52.12-15
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But in the first year of Cyrus the king
of Babylon, the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this
house of God. Ezra 1.2-11
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And the vessels also of gold and silver
of the house of God, which Nebuchadnez'zar took out of the temple
that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of
Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon,
and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbaz'zar, whom he had made governor;
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and said unto him, Take these vessels,
go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let
the house of God be builded in his place.
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Then came the same Sheshbaz'zar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in
building, and yet it is not finished.
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Now therefore, if it seem good to
the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house,
which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a
decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at
Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this
matter.
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