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Ezra 6:2-4
New King James Version
Ezra 6:2-4
New King James Version
2 And at [a]Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of (A)Media, a scroll was found, and in it a record was written thus:
3 In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a (B)decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: “Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, 4 (C)with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the (D)expenses be paid from the king’s treasury.
Footnotes
- Ezra 6:2 Probably Ecbatana, the ancient capital of Media
Ezra 6:2-4
New International Version
Ezra 6:2-4
New International Version
2 A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana in the province of Media, and this was written on it:
Memorandum:
3 In the first year of King Cyrus, the king issued a decree concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem:
Let the temple be rebuilt as a place to present sacrifices, and let its foundations be laid.(A) It is to be sixty cubits[a] high and sixty cubits wide, 4 with three courses(B) of large stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid by the royal treasury.(C)
Footnotes
- Ezra 6:3 That is, about 90 feet or about 27 meters
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