In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a (A)decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: “Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, (B)with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the (C)expenses be paid from the king’s treasury. Also let (D)the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple which is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God”—

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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.(A) It is to be sixty cubits[a] high and sixty cubits wide, with three courses(B) of large stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid by the royal treasury.(C) Also, the gold(D) and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, are to be returned to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; they are to be deposited in the house of God.(E)

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

In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:

And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.

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(A)In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: ‘Concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, let the [a]temple, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt, and let [b]its foundations be repaired, its height being [c]sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, (B)with three layers of large stones and [d]one layer of timber. And the cost is to be paid from the [e]royal treasury. Also (C)the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, are to be returned and [f]brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; and you shall put them in the house of God.’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:3 Lit house
  2. Ezra 6:3 Or perhaps offerings by fire be offered
  3. Ezra 6:3 About 90 ft. or 27 m
  4. Ezra 6:4 As in LXX; Aram a layer of new timber
  5. Ezra 6:4 Lit king’s house
  6. Ezra 6:5 Lit go