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The proclamation of Cyrus.

CHAP. I, II. Vessels of the temple restored.

16 But they mocked the messengers of sword carried he away to Babylon; where God, and despised his words, and misused they were servants to him and his sons his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: arose against his people, till there was no 21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by remedy. the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had 17 Therefore he brought upon them the enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she king of the Chaldees, who slew their young lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil men with the sword in the house of their threescore and ten years. sanctuary, and had no compassion upon 22 ¶ Now in the first year of Cyrus king young man or maiden, old man, or him of Persia, (that the word of the LORD spoken that stooped for age: he gave them all into by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomhis hand. plished,)the LORD stirred up the spirit of 18 And all the vessels of the house of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proGod, great and small, and the treasures of clamation throughout all his kingdom, and the house of the LORD, and the treasures of put it also in writing, saying, the king, and of his princes; all these he 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All brought to Babylon. the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD

19 And they burnt the house of God, and God of heaven given me; and he hath brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and charged me to build him a house in Jeburnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and rusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. among you of all his people? The LORD his 20 And them that had escaped from the God be with him, and let him go up.

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CHAP. I.

8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia TOW in the first year of Cyrus king of bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the Persia, that the word of the LORD by treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshthe mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, bazzar, the prince of Judah. the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put also in writing, saying,

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2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,

10 Thirty basins of gold, silver basins of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.

11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. CHAP. II.

3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, NOW to that went up out of the capti(he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.

these are the children of the pro

4 And whosoever remaineth in any place vity, of those which had been carried away, where he sojourneth, let the men of his whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babyplace help him with silver, and with gold, lon had carried away unto Babylon, and and with goods, and with beasts, besides came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, the free-will-offering for the house of God every one unto his city; that is in Jerusalem.

2 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua,

5 Then rose up the chief of the fathers Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. and the Levites, with all them whose spirit The number of the men of the people of God had raised, to go up to build the house Israel:

of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.

3 The children of Parosh, two thousand 6 And all they that were about them a hundred seventy and two. strengthened their hands with vessels of 4 The children of Shephatiah, three silver, with gold, with goods, and with hundred seventy and two. beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

7 T Also Cyrus the king brought forth 6 The children of Pahath-moab, of the the vessels of the house of the LORD, which children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of eight hundred and twelve.

Jerusalem, and had put them in the house! 7 The children of Elam, a thousand two of his gods; hundred fifty and four.

The number of those

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who returned from Babylon.

8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred shua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hoforty and five.

9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

11 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

12 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

18 The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.

19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.

21 The children of Beth-lehem, à hundred twenty and three.

22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six. 23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight.

24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and

two.

25 The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.

27 The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty and two.

daviah, seventy and four.

41 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight.

42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all a hundred thirty and nine.

43 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, 46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,

47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, 49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

50 The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,

51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,

54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

55 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,

56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 57 The children of Shephatiah, the chil

28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hun-dren of Hattil, the children of Pochereth dred twenty and three.

29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two. 30 The children of Magbish, a hundred fifty and six.

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of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

31 The children of the other Elam, a 59 And these were they which went up thousand two hundred fifty and four. from Tel-mela, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Ad32 The children of Harim, three hun-dan, and Immer: but they could not shew dred and twenty. their father's house, and their seed, whe

33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and ther they were of Israel: Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.

60 The children of Delaiah, the chil34 The children of Jericho, three hun-dren of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, dred forty and five. six hundred fifty and two.

35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

61 ¶ And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai: which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their

37 The children of Immer, a thousand name: fifty and two.

62 These sought their register among 38 The children of Pashur, a thousand those that were reckoned by genealogy, two hundred forty and seven. but they were not found: therefore were 39 The children of Harim, a thousand they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. and seventeen. 63 And the Tirshatha said unto them, 40 The Levites: the children of Je- that they should not eat of the most holy

The altar set up.

CHAP. III, IV. Foundation of the temple land.

things, till there stood up a priest with from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, accordUrim and with Thummim. ing to the grant that they had of Cyrus

64 The whole congregation together king of Persia. was forty and two thousand three hundred 8T Now in the second year of their and threescore, coming unto the house of God at Jerusa65 Besides their servants and their lem, in the second month, began Zerubmaids, of whom there were seven thousand babel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the three hundred thirty and seven: and there son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their were among them two hundred singing-brethren the priests and the Levites, and men and singing-women. all they that were come out of the cap

66 Their horses were seven hundred tivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the thirty and six; their mules, two hundred Levites, from twenty years old and upforty and five; ward, to set forward the work of the house. 67 Their camels, four hundred thirty of the LORD. and five; their asses, six thousand seven bundred and twenty.

9 Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the 68 T And some of the chief of the fathers, sons of Judah, together, to set forward the when they came to the house of the LORD workmen in the house of God: the sons which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for of Henadad, with their sons and their the house of God to set it up in his place: brethren the Levites.

69 They gave after their ability unto 10 And when the builders laid the foundthe treasure of the work threescore and ation of the temple of the LORD, they set one thousand drams of gold, and five the priests in their apparel with trumpets, thousand pounds of silver, and one hun- and the Levites the sons of Asaph with dred priests' garments. cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. CHAP. III.

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11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the peoND when the seventh month was ple shouted with a great shout, when they come, and the children of Israel were praised the LORD, because the foundation in the cities, the people gathered them- of the house of the LORD was laid. selves together as one man to Jerusalem. 12 But many of the priests and Levites 2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jo- and chief of the fathers, who were ancient zadak, and his brethren the priests, and men, that had seen the first house, when Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his the foundation of this house was laid bebrethren, and builded the altar of the God fore their eyes, wept with a loud voice; of Israel, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, and many shouted aloud for joy: as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

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13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. CHAP. IV.

3 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt-offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt-offerings morning and evening. TOW

4 They kept also the feast of tabema Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the chilcles, as it is written, and offered the daily dren of the captivity builded the temple burnt-offerings by number, according to unto the LORD God of Israel; the custom, as the duty of every day re- 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and quired; to the chief of the fathers, and said unto

5 And afterward offered the continual them, Let us build with you: for we seek burnt-offering, both of the new-moons, and your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice of all the set feasts of the LORD that were unto him since the days of Esar-haddon consecrated, and of every one that wil-king of Assur, which brought us up hither. lingly offered a free-will-offering unto the 3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the LORD. rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel,

6 From the first day of the seventh said unto them, Ye have nothing to do month began they to offer burnt-offerings with us to build a house unto our God; unto the LORD. But the foundation of the but we ourselves together will build unto temple of the LORD was not yet laid. the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the 7 They gave money also unto the making of Persia hath commanded us. sons, and to the carpenters; and meat, 4 Then the people of the land weak-. and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, ened the hands of the people of Judah, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar-trees and troubled them in building,

The letter to Artaxerxes.

EZRA. The building stopped by Artaxerxes.

5 And hired counsellors against them, 18 The letter which ye sent unto us to frustrate their purpose, all the days of hath been plainly read before me. Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius, king of Persia.

6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.

20 There have been mighty kings also 7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest countries beyond the river: and toll, triof their companions unto Artaxerxes king|bute, and custom, was paid unto them. of Persia, and the writing of the letter was 21 Give ye now commandment to cause written in the Syrian tongue, and inter- these men to cease, and that this city be preted in the Syrian tongue. not builded, until another commandment 8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai shall be given from me. the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the

9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, hurt of the kings? and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of 23 ¶ Now when the copy of king Artaxtheir companions; the Dinaites, the Aphar-erxes' letter was read before Rehum, and sathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Su- they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto sanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elam- the Jews, and made them to cease by force ites, and power.

10 And the rest of the nations whom thel 24 Then ceased the work of the house great and noble Asnapper brought over, of God which is at Jerusalem. So it and set in the cities of Samaria, and the ceased unto the second year of the reign rest that are on this side the river, and at of Darius king of Persia.

such a time.

CHAP. V.

THE
phet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo,

11 T This is the copy of the letter thatHEN the prophets, Haggai the prothey sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.

prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.

2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us, are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. 13 Be it known now unto the king, that if this city be builded, and the walls set 3T At the same time came to them up again, then will they not pay toll, tri- Tatnai, governor on this side the river, bute, and custom, and so thou shalt en- and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, damage the revenue of the kings. and said thus unto them, Who hath com14 Now because we have maintenance manded you to build this house, and to from the king's palace, and it was not meet make up this wall?

for us to see the king's dishonour, there- 4 Then said we unto them after this fore have we sent and certified the king; manner, What are the names of the men 15 That search may be made in the that make this building?

book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt 5 But the eye of their God was upon thou find in the book of the records, and the elders of the Jews, that they could not know that this city is a rebellious city, and cause them to cease, till the matter came hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that to Darius: and then they returned answer they have moved sedition within the same by letter concerning this matter. of old time: for which cause was this city 6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, destroyed. governor on this side the river, and She16 We certify the king that, if this city thar-boznai, and his companions the Apharbe builded again, and the walls thereof sachites, which were on this side the river, set up, by this means thou shalt have no sent unto Darius the king: portion on this side the river. 7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein 17 Then sent the king an answer unto was written thus; Unto Darius the king, Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai all peace.

the scribe, and to the rest of their com- 8 Be it known unto the king, that we panions that dwell in Samaria, and unto went into the province of Judea, to the the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the

.such a time.

Darius advances the building.

CHAP. VI

The temple is finished. walls, and this work goeth fast.on, and thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth prospereth in their hands. thereof threescore cubits;

9 Then asked we those elders, and said 4 With three rows of great stones, and unto them thus, Who commanded you to a row of new timber: and let the exbuild this house, and to make up these penses be given out of the king's house: walls? 5 And also let the golden and silver 10 We asked their names also, to certify vessels of the house of God, which Nethee, that we might write the names of the buchadnezzar took forth out of the temple men that were the chief of them. which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto

11 And thus they returned us answer, Babylon, be restored, and brought again saying, We are the servants of the God of unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, heaven and earth, and build the house every one to his place, and place them in that was builded these many years ago, the house of God. which a great king of Israel builded and

6 Now therefore, Tatnai governor be set up. yond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your 12 But after that our fathers had pro- companions the Aphaisachites, which are voked the God of heaven unto wrath, he beyond the river, be ye far from thence: gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnez- 7 Let the work of this house of God zar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, alone; let the governor of the Jews, and who destroyed this house, and carried the the elders of the Jews, build this house of people away into Babylon. God in his place.

13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon,the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

8 Moreover, I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the 14 And the vessels also of gold and king's goods, even of the tribute beyond silver of the house of God, which Ne- the river, forthwith expenses be given unto buchadnezzar took out of the temple that these men, that they be not hindered. was in Jerusalem, and brought them into 9 And that which they have need of, the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, the king take out of the temple of Baby- for the burnt-offerings of the God of healon, and they were delivered unto one, ven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he to the appointment of the priests which are had made governor; at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by 15 And said unto him, Take these ves-day without fail: sels, go, carry them into the temple that is 10 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be savours unto the God of heaven, and pray builded in his place. for the life of the king, and of his sons. 16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, 11 Also I have made a decree, that and laid the foundation of the house of whosoever shall alter this word, let timber God which is in Jerusalem and since be pulled down from his house, and being that time even until now hath it been in set up, let him be hanged thereon; and building, and yet it is not finished. let his house be made a dunghill for this.

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17 Now therefore, if it seem good to 12 And the God that hath caused his the king, let there be search made in the name to dwell there destroy all kings and king's treasure-house, which is there at people, that shall put to their hand to alter Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree and to destroy this house of God which is was made of Cyrus the king to build this at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a dehouse of God at Jerusalem, and let the cree; let it be done with speed king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

CHAP. VI.

13 T Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which DaTHEN Darius the king made a decree, HEN Darius the king made a decree, rius the king had sent, so they did speedily. 14 And the elders of the Jews builded, the rolls, where the treasures were laid up and they prospered through the proin Babylon. phesying of Haggai the prophet and Ze2 And there was found at Achmetha, in chariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, the palace that is in the province of the and finished it, according to the commandMedes, a roll, and therein was a record ment of the God of Israel, and according thus written: to the commandment of Cyrus, and Da

3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, the rius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. same Cyrus the king made a decree con- 15 And this house was finished on the cerning the house of God at Jerusalem, third day of the month Adar, which was in Let the house be builded, the place where the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. they offered sacrifices, and let the founda- 16 And the children of Israel, the tions thereof be strongly laid; the height priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the

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