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Ezra 6:4

2 And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:

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,

with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.

5 Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.

6 Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!

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BSB
with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.
KJV
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house:
WEB
with three courses of great stones and a course of new timber. Let the expenses be given out of the king’s house.
ASV
with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king`s house.
DARBY
[with] three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
BLB
[with] three rows of rolled stones, and a row of new timber, and let the expenses be paid from the house of the king.
ÅB
med tre lag store steiner og ett lag nytt tømmer; omkostningene skal utredes av kongens hus.
OTB
med tre lag av store steiner og ett lag av tømmer. Utgiftene skal dekkes av den kongelige skattkisten.
B1930
med tre lag store stener og ett lag nytt tømmer; omkostningene skal utredes av kongens hus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 6:36

    Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

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  • Psalms 68:29

    Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.

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  • Psalms 72:10

    May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

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  • Ezra 7:20–23

    And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.

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  • Isaiah 60:6–10

    Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.

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  • Isaiah 49:23

    Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”

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  • Revelation 12:16

    But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.

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