Ezra 1:5-7

Expanded Bible

⁵ Then the ·family [clan] leaders of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and Levites ·got ready [^Larose] to go to Jerusalem—everyone ·God had caused to want [^Lwhose spirit/heart/mind God had stirred] to go to Jerusalem to ·build [or rebuild] the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord. ⁶ All their neighbors ·helped them [encouraged/assisted/aided them; ^Lstrengthened their hands], giving them things made of silver and gold, along with ·supplies [goods], ·cattle [livestock], valuable gifts, and ·special gifts [voluntary/freewill offerings]. ⁷ Also, King Cyrus brought out the ·bowls and pans [^Larticles] that belonged in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had ·taken [carried away] from Jerusalem and put in the ·temple [^Lhouse] of his own ·god [gods; Dan. 1:2; 5:1–4].