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Then Darius the king made a decree ,
and a search was made in the house of the archives ,
where the treasures were laid up in Babylon .
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And there was found at Achmetha ,
in the palace that is in the province of Media ,
a roll ,
and in it was thus written for a record :
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In the first year of Cyrus the king ,
Cyrus the king made a decree :
Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem ,
let the house be built ,
the place where they offer sacrifices ,
and let its foundations be strongly laid ;
its height threescore cubits ,
and its width threescore cubits ;
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with three courses of great stones ,
and a course of new timber :
and let the expenses be given out of the king '
s house .
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And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God ,
which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem ,
and brought to Babylon ,
be restored ,
and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem ,
every one to its place ;
and you will put them in the house of God .
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Now therefore ,
Tattenai ,
governor beyond the River ,
Shethar-bozenai ,
and your (
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fellow slaves the Apharsachites ,
who are beyond the River ,
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far from there :
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let the work of this house of God alone ;
let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place .
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Moreover I make a decree what you (
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will do to these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God :
that of the king '
s goods ,
even of the tribute beyond the River ,
expenses will be given with all diligence to these [
work ]
men ,
that they are not hindered .
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And that which they have need of ,
both young bullocks ,
and rams ,
and lambs ,
for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven ; [
also ]
wheat ,
salt ,
wine ,
and oil ,
according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem ,
let it be given to them day by day without fail ;
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that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor to the God of heaven ,
and pray for the life of the king ,
and of his sons .
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Also I have made a decree ,
that whoever will alter this word ,
let a beam be pulled out from his house ,
and let him be lifted up and fastened on it ;
and let his house be made a dunghill for this :
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and the God who has caused his name to stay there overthrow all kings and peoples who will put forth their hand to alter [
the same ],
to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem .
I Darius have made a decree ;
let it be done with all diligence .