Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Ezra:
Chapter 5
1. THEN
the prophets, Hag-gai the prophet, and Zech-a-ri-ah the son of Id-do,
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 Ze-rub-ba-bel the son of She-al-ti-el, and Jesh-u-a 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.
3. 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?
4. Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the
men that make this building?
5. 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 Da-ri-us: and
then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
6. The copy of the letter that Tat-nai, governor on this side the river,
and she-thar-boz-nai, and his companions the A-phar-sa-chites, which
were on this side the river, sent unto Da-ri-us the king:
7. They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Da-ri-us
the king, all peace.
8. Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Ju-de-a,
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.
9. Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded
you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
10. We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the
names of the men that were the chief of them.
11. 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.
12. But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto
wrath, he gave them into the hand of Neb-u-chad-nez-zar the king of
Babylon, the Chal-de-an, who destroyed this house, and carried the
people away into Babylon.
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.
14. And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which
Neb-u-chad-nez-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 Shesh-baz-zar, whom he had made governor;
15. 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.
16. Then came the same Shesh-baz-zar, and laid the foundation of the
house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even unto now
hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
17. 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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