Ezra 7:20
New King James Version
20 And whatever more may be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to provide, pay for it from the king’s treasury.
Ezra 6:4
New King James Version
4 (A)with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the (B)expenses be paid from the king’s treasury.
Ezra 6:8-18
New King James Version
8 Moreover I issue a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews, for the building of this [a]house of God: Let the cost be paid at the king’s expense from taxes on the region beyond the River; this is to be given immediately to these men, so that they are not hindered. 9 And whatever they need—young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests who are in Jerusalem—let it be given them day by day without fail, 10 (A)that they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
11 Also I issue a decree that whoever alters this edict, let a timber be pulled from his house and erected, and let him be hanged on it; (B)and let his house be made a refuse heap because of this. 12 And may the God who causes His (C)name to dwell there destroy any king or people who put their hand to alter it, or to destroy this [b]house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius issue a decree; let it be done diligently.
The Temple Completed and Dedicated
13 Then Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions diligently did according to what King Darius had sent. 14 (D)So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the [c]command of (E)Cyrus, (F)Darius, and (G)Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 Now the temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. 16 Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated (H)the dedication of this [d]house of God with joy. 17 And they (I)offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 They assigned the priests to their (J)divisions and the Levites to their (K)divisions, over the service of God in Jerusalem, (L)as it is written in the Book of Moses.
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