Ezra 5:15-17
Christian Standard Bible
15 Cyrus told him, “Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.”(A) 16 Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God’s house in Jerusalem.(B) It has been under construction from that time until now,(C) but it has not been completed.
17 So if it pleases the king, let a search of the royal archives[a] in Babylon be conducted to see if it is true that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem.(D) Let the king’s decision regarding this matter be sent to us.(E)
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