The Temple Completed and Dedicated

13 Then (A)Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues carried out the decree with all diligence, just as King Darius had [a]ordered. 14 And (B)the elders of the Jews [b]were successful in building through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And [c]they finished building following the command of the God of Israel and the decree (C)of Cyrus, (D)Darius, and (E)Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 Now this [d]temple was completed [e]on the third day of the (F)month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:13 Lit sent
  2. Ezra 6:14 Lit were building and succeeding
  3. Ezra 6:14 Lit built and finished
  4. Ezra 6:15 Lit house
  5. Ezra 6:15 Lit until

Completion and Dedication of the Temple

13 Then, because of the decree King Darius had sent, Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates(A) carried it out with diligence. 14 So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching(B) of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,(C) Darius(D) and Artaxerxes,(E) kings of Persia. 15 The temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.(F)

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