KJV + Strong's The Decree of Darius 1ThenDariusthe kingmadea decree,and searchwas made in the houseof the rolls,wherethe treasureswere laid upin Babylon.2And there was foundat Achmetha,in the palacethat [is] in the provinceof the Medes,aroll,and therein[was] a recordthuswritten:3In the firstyearof Cyrusthe king[the same] Cyrusthe kingmadea decree[concerning] the houseof Godat Jerusalem,Let the housebe builded,the placewhere they offeredsacrifices,and let the foundationsthereof be strongly laid;the heightthereof threescorecubits,[and] the breadththereof threescorecubits;4[With] threerowsof greatstones,and a rowof newtimber:and let the expensesbe givenout ofthe king'shouse:5And alsolet the goldenand silvervesselsof the houseof God,which Nebuchadnezzartook forthout ofthe templewhich [is] at Jerusalem,and broughtunto Babylon,be restored,and brought againunto the templewhich [is] at Jerusalem,[every one] to his place,and place[them] in the houseof God. 6Now[therefore], Tatnai {08674}, governorbeyondthe river,Shetharboznai,and your companionsthe Apharsachites,which [are] beyondthe river,be yefarfromthence:7Let the workof thishouseof Godalone;let the governorof the Jewsand the eldersof the Jewsbuildthishouseof Godinhis place.8Moreover Imakea decreewhatye shall dotothe eldersof theseJewsfor the buildingof thishouseof God:that of the king'sgoods,[even] ofthe tributebeyondthe river,forthwithexpensesbegivenunto thesemen,that they be nothindered.9And that whichthey have need of,both youngbullocks,and rams,and lambs,for the burnt offeringsof the Godof heaven,wheat,salt,wine,and oil,according to the appointmentof the priestswhich [are] at Jerusalem,let it begiventhem dayby daywithoutfail:10That they may offersacrifices of sweet savoursunto the Godof heaven,and prayfor the lifeof the king,and of his sons.11AlsoI have madea decree,that whosoevershall alterthisword,let timberbe pulled downfromhis house,and being set up,let him be hangedthereon;and let his housebe madea dunghillforthis.12And the Godthat hath caused his nameto dwelltheredestroyallkingsand people,that shall putto their handto alter[and] to destroythishouseof Godwhich [is] at Jerusalem.IDariushave madea decree;let it be donewith speed. The Temple Completed 13ThenTatnai {08674}, governoron this sidethe river,Shetharboznai,and their companions,accordingto that which Dariusthe kinghad sent,sothey didspeedily.14And the eldersof the Jewsbuilded,and they prosperedthrough the prophesyingof Haggaithe prophetand Zechariahthe sonof Iddo.And they builded,and finished[it], accordingto the commandmentof the Godof Israel,and according to the commandmentof Cyrus,and Darius,and Artaxerxeskingof Persia.15And thishousewas finishedonthe thirddayof the monthAdar,which wasin the sixthyearof the reignof Dariusthe king. The Feast of Dedication
(2 Chronicles 7:8-10) 16And the childrenof Israel,the priests,and the Levites,and the restof the childrenof the captivity,keptthe dedicationof thishouseof Godwith joy,17And offeredat the dedicationof thishouseof Godan hundredbullocks,two hundredrams,fourhundredlambs;and for a sin offeringforallIsrael,twelvehegoats,according to the numberof the tribesof Israel.18And they setthe priestsin their divisions,and the Levitesin their courses,forthe serviceof God,which [is] at Jerusalem;as it is writtenin the bookof Moses. The Passover 19And the childrenof the captivitykeptthe passoverupon the fourteenth[day] of the firstmonth.20For the priestsand the Leviteswere purifiedtogether,all of them [were] pure,and killedthe passoverfor all the childrenof the captivity,and for their brethrenthe priests,and for themselves.21And the childrenof Israel,which were come againout of captivity,and all such as had separatedthemselves unto them from the filthinessof the heathenof the land,to seekthe LORDGodof Israel,did eat,22And keptthe feastof unleavened breadsevendayswith joy:for the LORDhad made them joyful,and turnedthe heartof the kingof Assyriaunto them, to strengthentheir handsin the workof the houseof God,the Godof Israel. |
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