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Ezra 6 (WEBP)

[1] Then Darius the king made a decree, and the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon, was searched.
[2] A scroll was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, and in it this was written for a record:
[3] In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning God’s house at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid, with its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits;
[4] with three courses of great stones and a course of new timber. Let the expenses be given out of the king’s house.
[5] Also let the gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, everything to its place. You shall put them in God’s house.
[6] Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, you must stay far from there.
[7] Leave the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.
[8] Moreover I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses must be given with all diligence to these men, that they not be hindered.
[9] That which they have need of, including young bulls, rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail,
[10] that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.
[11] I have also made a decree that whoever alters this message, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened on it; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
[12] May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who stretch out their hand to alter this, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree. Let it be done with all diligence.
[13] Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions did accordingly with all diligence, because Darius the king had sent a decree.
[14] The elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
[15] This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
[16] The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
[17] They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
[18] They set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
[19] The children of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
[20] Because the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together, all of them were pure. They killed the Passover for all the children of the captivity, for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.
[21] The children of Israel who had returned out of the captivity, and all who had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate,
[22] and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; because Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of God, the God of Israel’s house.

Ezra 6:3 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezra 6 (KJVS)

[1] Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
[2] And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
[3] in the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
[4] with three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house:
[5] and also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.
[6] Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
[7] let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
[8] Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
[9] And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
[10] that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
[11] Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
[12] And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
[13] Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
[14] And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
[15] And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
[16] And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
[17] and offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
[18] And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
[19] And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.
[20] For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
[21] And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat,
[22] and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Ezra 6:1a Chalde, books
Ezra 6:1b Chalde, made to descend
Ezra 6:2 Or, Ecbatana, or in a coffer
Ezra 6:5 Chaldee, go
Ezra 6:6 Chalde, their societies
Ezra 6:8a Chalde, by me a decree is made
Ezra 6:8b Chalde, made to cease
Ezra 6:10 Chalde, of rest
Ezra 6:11 Chalde, let him be destroyed
Ezra 6:14 Chald. decree
Ezra 6:16 Chald. the sons of the transportation
Ezra 6:18 Chald. according to the writing

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezra 6 (BYZ)

[1] Τότε () Δαρεῖος ὁ () βασιλεὺς () ἔθηκεν () γνώμην () καὶ () ἐπεσκέψατο () ἐν () ταῖς () βιβλιοθήκαις, ὅπου () ἡ () γάζα () κεῖται () ἐν () Βαβυλῶνι. ()
[2] Καὶ () εὑρέθη () ἐν () πόλει () ἐν () τῇ () βάρει τῆς () Μήδων () πόλεως () κεφαλὶς () μία, () καὶ () τοῦτο () ἦν () γεγραμμένον () ἐν () αὐτῇ () Ὑπόμνημα·
[3] ἐν () ἔτει () πρώτῳ () Κύρου βασιλέως () Κῦρος ὁ () βασιλεὺς () ἔθηκεν () γνώμην () περὶ () οἴκου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τοῦ () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ· () οἶκος () οἰκοδομηθήτω () καὶ () τόπος, () οὗ () θυσιάζουσιν τὰ () θυσιάσματα· καὶ () ἔθηκεν () ἔπαρμα ὕψος () πήχεις () ἑξήκοντα, () πλάτος () αὐτοῦ () πήχεων () ἑξήκοντα· ()
[4] καὶ () δόμοι λίθινοι () κραταιοὶ () τρεῖς, () καὶ () δόμος ξύλινος () εἷς· () καὶ () ἡ () δαπάνη () ἐξ () οἴκου () τοῦ () βασιλέως () δοθήσεται· ()
[5] καὶ () τὰ () σκεύη () οἴκου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τὰ () ἀργυρᾶ () καὶ () τὰ () χρυσᾶ, () ἃ () Ναβουχοδονοσορ ἐξήνεγκεν () ἀπὸ () οἴκου () τοῦ () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () καὶ () ἐκόμισεν () εἰς () Βαβυλῶνα, () καὶ () δοθήτω () καὶ () ἀπελθάτω () εἰς () τὸν () ναὸν () τὸν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () ἐπὶ () τόπου, () οὗ () ἐτέθη () ἐν () οἴκῳ () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[6] Νῦν () δώσετε, () ἔπαρχοι πέραν () τοῦ () ποταμοῦ () Σαθαρβουζανα καὶ () οἱ () σύνδουλοι () αὐτῶν () Αφαρσαχαῖοι οἱ () ἐν () πέρα () τοῦ () ποταμοῦ, () μακρὰν () ὄντες () ἐκεῖθεν ()
[7] ἄφετε () τὸ () ἔργον () οἴκου () τοῦ () θεοῦ· () οἱ () ἀφηγούμενοι τῶν () Ιουδαίων () καὶ () οἱ () πρεσβύτεροι () τῶν () Ιουδαίων () οἶκον () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐκεῖνον () οἰκοδομείτωσαν () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () τόπου () αὐτοῦ. ()
[8] Καὶ () ἀπ’ () ἐμοῦ () ἐτέθη () γνώμη () μήποτέ () τι () ποιήσητε () μετὰ () τῶν () πρεσβυτέρων () τῶν () Ιουδαίων () τοῦ () οἰκοδομῆσαι () οἶκον () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐκεῖνον· () καὶ () ἀπὸ () ὑπαρχόντων () βασιλέως () τῶν () φόρων () πέραν () τοῦ () ποταμοῦ () ἐπιμελῶς () δαπάνη () ἔστω () διδομένη () τοῖς () ἀνδράσιν () ἐκείνοις () τὸ () μὴ () καταργηθῆναι· ()
[9] καὶ () ὃ () ἂν () ὑστέρημα, () καὶ () υἱοὺς () βοῶν () καὶ () κριῶν καὶ () ἀμνοὺς () εἰς () ὁλοκαυτώσεις τῷ () θεῷ () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ, () πυρούς, ἅλας, () οἶνον, () ἔλαιον, () κατὰ () τὸ () ῥῆμα () τῶν () ἱερέων () τῶν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () ἔστω () διδόμενον () αὐτοῖς () ἡμέραν () ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ, () ὃ () ἐὰν () αἰτήσωσιν, ()
[10] ἵνα () ὦσιν () προσφέροντες () εὐωδίας () τῷ () θεῷ () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ () καὶ () προσεύχωνται () εἰς () ζωὴν () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () τῶν () υἱῶν () αὐτοῦ. ()
[11] Καὶ () ἀπ’ () ἐμοῦ () ἐτέθη () γνώμη () ὅτι () πᾶς () ἄνθρωπος, () ὃς () ἀλλάξει () τὸ () ῥῆμα () τοῦτο, () καθαιρεθήσεται () ξύλον () ἐκ () τῆς () οἰκίας () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ὠρθωμένος παγήσεται () ἐπ’ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ὁ () οἶκος () αὐτοῦ () τὸ () κατ’ () ἐμὲ () ποιηθήσεται. ()
[12] Καὶ () ὁ () θεός, () οὗ () κατασκηνοῖ () τὸ () ὄνομα () ἐκεῖ, () καταστρέψει () πάντα () βασιλέα () καὶ () λαόν, () ὃς () ἐκτενεῖ () τὴν () χεῖρα () αὐτοῦ () ἀλλάξαι () ἢ () ἀφανίσαι () τὸν () οἶκον () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐκεῖνον () τὸν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ. () Ἐγὼ () Δαρεῖος ἔθηκα () γνώμην· () ἐπιμελῶς () ἔσται. ()
[13] Τότε () Θανθαναι ἔπαρχος πέραν () τοῦ () ποταμοῦ, () Σαθαρβουζανα καὶ () οἱ () σύνδουλοι () αὐτοῦ () πρὸς () ὃ () ἀπέστειλεν () Δαρεῖος ὁ () βασιλεὺς () οὕτως () ἐποίησαν () ἐπιμελῶς. ()
[14] Καὶ () οἱ () πρεσβύτεροι () τῶν () Ιουδαίων () ᾠκοδομοῦσαν () καὶ () οἱ () Λευῖται () ἐν () προφητείᾳ () Αγγαιου τοῦ () προφήτου () καὶ () Ζαχαριου () υἱοῦ () Αδδω καὶ () ἀνῳκοδόμησαν () καὶ () κατηρτίσαντο () ἀπὸ () γνώμης () θεοῦ () Ισραηλ () καὶ () ἀπὸ () γνώμης () Κύρου καὶ () Δαρείου καὶ () Αρθασασθα βασιλέων () Περσῶν.
[15] Καὶ () ἐτέλεσαν () τὸν () οἶκον () τοῦτον () ἕως () ἡμέρας () τρίτης () μηνὸς () Αδαρ, ὅ () ἐστιν () ἔτος () ἕκτον () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ () Δαρείου τοῦ () βασιλέως. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἐποίησαν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ, () οἱ () ἱερεῖς () καὶ () οἱ () Λευῖται () καὶ () οἱ () κατάλοιποι () υἱῶν () ἀποικεσίας, ἐγκαίνια () τοῦ () οἴκου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐν () εὐφροσύνῃ. ()
[17] Καὶ () προσήνεγκαν () εἰς () τὰ () ἐγκαίνια () τοῦ () οἴκου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () μόσχους () ἑκατόν, () κριοὺς διακοσίους, () ἀμνοὺς () τετρακοσίους, () χιμάρους αἰγῶν περὶ () ἁμαρτίας () ὑπὲρ () παντὸς () Ισραηλ () δώδεκα () εἰς () ἀριθμὸν () φυλῶν () Ισραηλ. ()
[18] Καὶ () ἔστησαν () τοὺς () ἱερεῖς () ἐν () διαιρέσεσιν () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τοὺς () Λευίτας () ἐν () μερισμοῖς () αὐτῶν () ἐπὶ () δουλείᾳ () θεοῦ () τοῦ () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () κατὰ () τὴν () γραφὴν () βιβλίου () Μωυσῆ. ()
[19] Καὶ () ἐποίησαν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () τῆς () ἀποικεσίας τὸ () πασχα () τῇ () τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ () τοῦ () μηνὸς () τοῦ () πρώτου. ()
[20] Ὅτι () ἐκαθαρίσθησαν () οἱ () ἱερεῖς () καὶ () οἱ () Λευῖται () ἕως () εἷς () πάντες () καθαροὶ () καὶ () ἔσφαξαν () τὸ () πασχα () τοῖς () πᾶσιν () υἱοῖς () τῆς () ἀποικεσίας καὶ () τοῖς () ἀδελφοῖς () αὐτῶν () τοῖς () ἱερεῦσιν () καὶ () ἑαυτοῖς. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἔφαγον () οἱ () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ () τὸ () πασχα, () οἱ () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ἀποικεσίας καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () χωριζόμενος () τῆς () ἀκαθαρσίας () ἐθνῶν () τῆς () γῆς () πρὸς () αὐτοὺς () τοῦ () ἐκζητῆσαι () κύριον () θεὸν () Ισραηλ. ()
[22] Καὶ () ἐποίησαν () τὴν () ἑορτὴν () τῶν () ἀζύμων () ἑπτὰ () ἡμέρας () ἐν () εὐφροσύνῃ, () ὅτι () εὔφρανεν () αὐτοὺς () κύριος () καὶ () ἐπέστρεψεν () καρδίαν () βασιλέως () Ασσουρ ἐπ’ () αὐτοὺς () κραταιῶσαι () τὰς () χεῖρας () αὐτῶν () ἐν () ἔργοις () οἴκου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () Ισραηλ. ()

Ezra 6:1 This chapter was originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 6.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.