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2 Chronicles 36:22-23
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2 Chronicles 36:22-23
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The Proclamation of Cyrus
22 (A)Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, (B)that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, (C)the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: 23 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may the Lord his God be with him. Let him go up.’”
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2 Chronicles 36:22-23
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2 Chronicles 36:22-23
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22 In the first year of Cyrus(A) king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:
23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(B) me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord their God be with them.’”
2 Chronicles 36:22-23
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2 Chronicles 36:22-23
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22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.
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Ezra 1:2
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Ezra 1:2
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2 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and (A)he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
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Ezra 1:2
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Ezra 1:2
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Ezra 1:2
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Ezra 1:2
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2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
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Ezra 4:3
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Ezra 4:3
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3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses in Israel said to them, (A)“You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we alone will build to the Lord, the God of Israel, (B)as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”
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Ezra 4:3
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Ezra 4:3
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3 But Zerubbabel, Joshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, “You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us.”(A)
Ezra 4:3
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Ezra 4:3
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3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
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Ezra 4:5
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Ezra 4:5
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5 and bribed counsellors against them to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
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Ezra 4:5
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Ezra 4:5
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5 They bribed officials to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 4:5
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Ezra 4:5
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5 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
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Ezra 6:3
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Ezra 6:3
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3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king issued a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be rebuilt, the place where sacrifices were offered, and let its foundations be retained. Its height shall be sixty cubits[a] and its breadth sixty cubits,
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- Ezra 6:3 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimetres
Ezra 6:3
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Ezra 6:3
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Ezra 6:3
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Ezra 6:3
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3 In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
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Ezra 6:14
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Ezra 6:14
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14 (A)And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and (B)by decree of Cyrus and (C)Darius and (D)Artaxerxes king of Persia;
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Ezra 6:14
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Ezra 6:14
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14 So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching(A) of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,(B) Darius(C) and Artaxerxes,(D) kings of Persia.
Ezra 6:14
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Ezra 6:14
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14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
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Isaiah 44:28
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Isaiah 44:28
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28 who says of (A)Cyrus, ‘He is (B)my shepherd,
and he shall fulfil all my purpose’;
saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built’,
(C)and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”
Isaiah 44:28
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Isaiah 44:28
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Isaiah 44:28
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Isaiah 44:28
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28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
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Isaiah 45:1
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Isaiah 45:1
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Cyrus, God's Instrument
45 Thus says the Lord to (A)his anointed, to Cyrus,
(B)whose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
and (C)to loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
that gates may not be closed:
Isaiah 45:1
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Isaiah 45:1
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Isaiah 45:1
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Isaiah 45:1
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45 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
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Daniel 1:21
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Daniel 1:21
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21 And Daniel (A)was there until the first year of (B)King Cyrus.
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Daniel 1:21
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Daniel 1:21
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21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.(A)
Daniel 1:21
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Daniel 1:21
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21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
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