Then rose up the heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, (A)everyone whose spirit (B)God had stirred to go up to rebuild the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem. And all who were about them (C)aided them with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with costly wares, besides all that was freely offered. (D)Cyrus the king also brought out the vessels of the house of the Lord that (E)Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods.

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Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin,(A) and the priests and Levites—everyone whose heart God had moved(B)—prepared to go up and build the house(C) of the Lord in Jerusalem. All their neighbors assisted them with articles of silver and gold,(D) with goods and livestock, and with valuable gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings.

Moreover, King Cyrus brought out the articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his god.[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:7 Or gods