In [a]Ecbatana in the fortress, which is (A)in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: “Memorandum— (B)In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: ‘Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the [b]temple, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt and let its foundations be [c]retained, its height being 60 cubits and its width 60 cubits; (C)with three layers of huge stones and [d]one layer of timbers. And let the cost be paid from the [e]royal treasury.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:2 Aram Achmetha
  2. Ezra 6:3 Lit house
  3. Ezra 6:3 Or fixed, laid
  4. Ezra 6:4 So Gr; Aram a layer of new timber
  5. Ezra 6:4 Lit king’s house