Dual Panel1Now in the first<259> year<8141> of Cyrus<3566> king<4428> of Persia<6539>, in order to fulfill<3615> the word<1697> of the LORD<3068> by the mouth<6310> of Jeremiah<3414>, the LORD<3068> stirred<5782> up the spirit<7307> of Cyrus<3566> king<4428> of Persia<6539>, so that he sent<5674> a proclamation<6963> throughout all<3605> his kingdom<4438>, and also<1571> put it in writing<4385>, saying<559>:
2"Thus<3541> says<559> Cyrus<3566> king<4428> of Persia<6539>, 'The LORD<3068>, the God<430> of heaven<8064>, has given<5414> me all<3605> the kingdoms<4467> of the earth<776> and He has appointed<6485> me to build<1129> Him a house<1004> in Jerusalem<3389>, which<834> is in Judah<3063>.
3'Whoever<4310> there is among you of all<3605> His people<5971>, may his God<430> be with him! Let him go<5927> up to Jerusalem<3389> which<834> is in Judah<3063> and rebuild<1129> the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>, the God<430> of Israel<3478>; He is the God<430> who<834> is in Jerusalem<3389>.
4'Every<3605> survivor<7604>, at whatever<3605><834> place<4725> he may live<1481>, let the men<376> of that place<4725> support<5375> him with silver<3701> and gold<2091>, with goods<7399> and cattle<929>, together<5973> with a freewill<5071> offering<5071> for the house<1004> of God<430> which<834> is in Jerusalem<3389>.'"
5Then the heads<7218> of fathers'<1> households of Judah<3063> and Benjamin<1144> and the priests<3548> and the Levites<3881> arose<6965>, even everyone<3605> whose spirit<7307> God<430> had stirred<5782> to go<5927> up and rebuild<1129> the house<1004> of the LORD<3068> which<834> is in Jerusalem<3389>.
6All<3605> those about<5439> them encouraged<2388><3027> them with articles<3627> of silver<3701>, with gold<2091>, with goods<7399>, with cattle<929> and with valuables<4030>, aside<905> from all<3605> that was given<5068> as a freewill<5068> offering<5068>.
7Also King<4428> Cyrus<3566> brought<3318> out the articles<3627> of the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>, which<834> Nebuchadnezzar<5019> had carried<3318> away<3318> from Jerusalem<3389> and put<5414> in the house<1004> of his gods<430>;
8and Cyrus<3566>, king<4428> of Persia<6539>, had them brought<3318> out by the hand<3027> of Mithredath<4990> the treasurer<1489>, and he counted<5608> them out to Sheshbazzar<8339>, the prince<5387> of Judah<3063>.
9Now this<428> was their number<4557>: 30 <7970> gold<2091> dishes<105>, 1,000 <505> silver<3701> dishes<105>, 29 <8672><6242> duplicates<4252>;
1030 <7970> gold<2091> bowls<3713>, 410 <702><3967><6235> silver<3701> bowls<3713> of a second<4932> kind and 1,000 <505> other<312> articles<3627>.
11All<3605> the articles<3627> of gold<2091> and silver<3701> numbered 5,400 <2568><505><702><3967>. Sheshbazzar<8339> brought<5927> them all<3605> up with the exiles<1473> who went<5927> up from Babylon<894> to Jerusalem<3389>.