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Ezra 6

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 6 of 10

1 ¶ Then Darius the king made a decree, and they searched in the house of the scrolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

2 And there was found in Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a scroll, and it was so a record was written in its midst:

3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king set out a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be built, the place where are offered sacrifices and let the foundations of it be laid. Its height shall be sixty cubits; its breadth sixty cubits;

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Chapter Summary

1 Darius finds the decree of Cyrus and makes a new decree for the advancement of the building. 13 The temple is finished. 16 The feast of the dedication is kept, 19 and the Passover.

Key Hebrew Words

חַג festival-gathering H2282 · TWOT 602a
עֲבַֽר region across H5675 · TWOT 2897
אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔ Apharsachites H671 · TWOT 2600
נְוָל֥וּ refuse-heap H5122 · TWOT 2855
כְּנֵ֖מָא accordingly H3660 · TWOT 2791

People & Context

Darius Finds Cyrus's Decree

Darius orders a search of the archives. A scroll is found in Achmetha containing Cyrus's original decree to rebuild the temple with specific dimension…

Darius Decrees Support for the Rebuilding

Darius commands Tatnai to stay away and orders that building expenses and daily sacrificial provisions be paid from royal taxes, decreeing severe puni…

Tatnai Complies and Work Prospers

Tatnai and his associates execute King Darius's command exactly. The Jewish elders successfully continue building, spurred on by the prophesying of Ha…

Timeline

Darius Finds Cyrus's Decree

Darius orders a search of the archives. A scroll is found in Achmetha containing Cyrus's original decree to rebuild the temple with specific dimensions and to return its gold and silver vessels.

Ezra 6:1-5
Darius Decrees Support for the Rebuilding

Darius commands Tatnai to stay away and orders that building expenses and daily sacrificial provisions be paid from royal taxes, decreeing severe punishment for anyone who alters the edict.

Ezra 6:6-12
Tatnai Complies and Work Prospers

Tatnai and his associates execute King Darius's command exactly. The Jewish elders successfully continue building, spurred on by the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah.

Ezra 6:13-14

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