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Ezra 5:15

Jerusalem

13 In his first year, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.

14 He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor

and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’

16 So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”

17 Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.

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BSB
and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’
KJV
And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
WEB
He said to him, ‘Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let God’s house be built in its place.’
ASV
and he said unto him, Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in its place.
DARBY
And he said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is at Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.
BLB
And he said to him, ‘Lift up these articles, go, put them down in the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its place.’
ÅB
Og han sa til ham: Ta disse kar og dra avsted og sett dem inn i templet i Jerusalem, og la Guds hus bli bygget opp igjen på sitt sted!
OTB
Han instruerte ham: “Ta disse artiklene og legg dem i tempelet i Jerusalem, og la Guds hus bli gjenoppbygget på sitt opprinnelige sted.”
B1930
Og han sa til ham: Ta disse kar og dra avsted og sett dem inn i templet i Jerusalem, og la Guds hus bli bygget op igjen på sitt sted!

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Cross references

  • Ezra 6:3

    In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,

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  • Ezra 3:3

    They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.

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  • Ezra 1:2

    “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.

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