Ezra 6:4-6

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⁴ There will be three layers of huge stones in the foundation, topped with a layer of new timber. All expenses will be paid by the king. ⁵ And the gold and silver bowls, which were taken from the Temple of God by Nebuchadnezzar, shall be taken back to Jerusalem and put into the Temple as they were before.”

⁶ So King Darius II sent this message^[a] to Governor Shethar-bozenai and the other officials west of the Euphrates:

“Do not disturb the construction of the Temple. Let it be rebuilt on its former site,