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2 Chronicles 36:22
Contemporary English Version

Cyrus Lets the Jews Return Home

(Ezra 1.1-4)

22 In the first year that Cyrus was king of Persia,[a] the Lord had Cyrus send a message to all parts of his kingdom. This happened just as Jeremiah the Lord's prophet had promised.

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  1. 36.22 the first year that Cyrus was king of Persia: Probably 538 b.c., when Cyrus captured Babylonia. He had actually ruled Persia since 549 b.c.
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