Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.

And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.

Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;

Read full chapter

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)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:7 Or gods

Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits (A)God [a]had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem. And all those who were around them [b]encouraged them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was (B)willingly offered.

(C)King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, (D)which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the [c]temple of his gods;

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:5 stirred up
  2. Ezra 1:6 Lit. strengthened their hands
  3. Ezra 1:7 Lit. house