Temple Work Resumed 1 Now when the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, the son (grandson) of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel,whose Spirit wasover them, 2 then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel [heir to the throne of Judah] and Jeshua the […]
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EZRA 6
Darius Finds Cyrus’ Decree 1 Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was conducted in Babylon in the archives where the treasures [and records] were stored. 2 In Ecbatana in the fortress (palace) in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was recorded: “Memorandum– 3 In the first year […]
EZRA 7
Ezra Journeys from Babylon to Jerusalem 1 Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes I [son of Ahasuerus (Xerxes)] king of Persia, Ezra the son (descendant) of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 3 the son of Amariah, […]
EZRA 8
People Who Went with Ezra 1 These are the heads of their fathers’householdsandthis isthe genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2 of thesons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush; 3 of the sons of Shecaniahwho wasof […]
EZRA 9
Mixed Marriages 1 When these things were completed, the officials came to me and said, “The people of Israel and the priests and Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, but have committed the repulsive acts of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. 2 For they have […]
EZRA 10
Reconciliation with God 1 Now while Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and laying himself face down before the house of God, a very large group from Israel, of men, women, and children, gathered to him, for the people wept bitterly. 2 Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, […]
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Solomon Worships at Gibeon 1 Solomon the son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the Lordhis God was with him and made him exceedingly great. 2 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every leader in all Israel, the heads […]
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Solomon Will Build a Temple and Palace 1 Now Solomon decided to build a house (temple) for the Name of the Lord, and a royal palace for himself. 2 So Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise them. 3 Then Solomon sentwordtoHiram king […]
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The Temple Construction in Jerusalem 1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lordin Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lordappeared to his father David, in the place that David had prepared, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 2 Solomon began to build on the second day of the second month […]
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Furnishings of the Temple 1 Then Solomon made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and ten cubits in height. 2 He also made the Sea [that is, the large basin used for ceremonial washing] of cast metal, ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and five cubits […]