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Then the
prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the
son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were
in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of
Israel, even unto them.
02 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build
the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with
them were the prophets of God helping them.
03 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor
on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and
their companions, and said thus unto them, Who
hath commanded you to build this house, and to
make up this wall?
04 Then said we unto them after this manner, What
are the names of the men that make this building?
05 But the eye of their God was upon the elders
of the Jews, that they could not cause them to
cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then
they returned answer by letter concerning this
matter
06 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor
on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and his
companions the Apharsachites, which were on this
side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
07 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was
written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
08 Be it known unto the king, that we went into
the province of Judea, to the house of the great
God, which is builded with great stones, and
timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth
fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
09 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them
thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and
to make up these walls?
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10 We asked their names also, to certify thee,
that we might write the names of the men that
were the chief of them.
11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We
are the servants of the God of heaven and earth,
and build the house that was builded these many
years ago, which a great king of Israel builded
and set up.
12 But after that our fathers had provoked the
God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the
hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the
Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried
the people away into Babylon.
13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of
Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to
build this house of God.
14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the
house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of
the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought
them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus
the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and
they were delivered unto one, whose name was
Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
15 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.
16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the
foundation of the house of God which is in
Jerusalem: and since that time even until now
hath it been in building, and yet it is not
finished.
17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king,
let there be search made in the king's treasure
house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be
so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to
build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the
king send his pleasure to us concerning this
matter.
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