Ezra 5:13-17

¹³In his first year, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.

¹⁴He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor

¹⁵and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’

¹⁶So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”

¹⁷Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.

— Ezra 5:13-17

(BSB)

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Cross References for Ezra 5:13-17

• Ezra 6:15
• Ezra 6:5
• Ezra 3:10
• Ezra 3:8
• Ezra 5:16
• Daniel 5:2-3
• Jeremiah 52:19
• Ezra 4:15
• Ezra 6:3-5
• 2 Chronicles 36:7

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