But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.
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But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.
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But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
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But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.
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Passages linked to Ezra 5:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezra 1:1-8 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, “Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem. Whoever is left, in any place where he lives, let the men of his place help him with silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, in addition to the free will offering for God’s house which is in Jerusalem.’ ” Then the heads of fathers’ households of Judah and Benjamin, the priests, and the Levites, all whose spirit God had stirred to go up rose up to build Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem. All those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with animals, and with precious things, in addition to all that was willingly offered. Also Cyrus the king brought out the vessels of Yahweh’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house of his gods; even those, Cyrus king of Persia brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
- Ezra 6:3-5 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning God’s house at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid; with its height sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits; with three courses of great stones and a course of new timber. Let the expenses be given out of the king’s house. Also let the gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, everything to its place. You shall put them in God’s house.
- Isaiah 44:28–45:1 Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,’ even saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built;’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’ ” Yahweh says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Read Ezra 1:1, 2.
Read Ezra 1:1, 2.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Ezr 5:13 But in the first year of Cyrus…
Ezr 5:13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon [the same] king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
Ver. 13. But in the first year of Cyrus] {See Trapp on "Ezr 1:1"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But in the first year of Cyrus the king…
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon,.... That is, the first year he was king of Babylon, having taken it, otherwise he was king of Persia many years before:
the same King Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God; see Ezr 1:1.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Built. It did not appear that this edict had…
Built. It did not appear that this edict had been revoked; (Calmet) nor could it be changed, if it had been passed by the advice of the Lord. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Cyrus the king . . . made a decree--The…
Cyrus the king . . . made a decree--The Jews were perfectly warranted according to the principles of the Persian government to proceed with the building in virtue of Cyrus' edict. For everywhere a public decree is considered as remaining in force until it is revoked but the "laws of the Medes and Persians changed not" [Dan 6:8, Dan 6:12, Dan 6:15].
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. Cyrus the king of Babylon — So called…
13. Cyrus the king of Babylon — So called because he ruled over Babylon as the principal province of his empire. Compare Ezr_6:22, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. Cyrus the king of Babylon] Cyrus so called…
13. Cyrus the king of Babylon] Cyrus so called frequently in the Inscriptions: cf. Artaxerxes king of Babylon, Neh_13:6, and Darius king of Assyria, Ezr_6:22.
the same king Cyrus] R.V. Cyrus the king: see on Ezr_1:1-2.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In the first year of Cyrus the king of…
In the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon. Recent discoveries of contract tablets have shown that at Babylon Cyrus bore the title of "king of Babylon" from the date of his conquest of the city. The same title was passed on to his successors, Cambyses, Darius, etc. Hence we find Artaxerxes Longimanus called "king of Babylon" by Nehemiah. (Neh_13:6)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 5:13 a decree: See 1:1-4.
5:13 a decree: See 1:1-4.
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