1 Esdras 6
1 Of Aggeus and Zacharias. 2 The building of the Temple. 3 Sisinnes would let them. 7 His epistle to Darius. 23 The Kings answer to the contrary.
BUT in the second year of the reign of Darius, Aggeus and Zacharias the son of Addo the Prophets prophesied to the Jews, even unto them that were in Judea and Jerusalem, in the Name of the Lord God of Israel, which they called upon.
Then Zerubbabel son of Salathiel, and Iesus the of Iosedec stood up, and began to build the House of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, the Prophets of the Lord being with them, and helping them.
In that time Sisinnes the governor of Syria, and Phenice, and Sathrabouzanes with his companions came unto them,
And said unto them, By whose commandment build you this House and this building, and enterprise all these other things? and who are the builders that enterprise such things?
But the Ancients of the Jews had grace of the Lord after that he had visited the captivity,
That they were not let to build, until it was signified unto Darius of these matters, and an answer was received.
The copy of the epistle, which he did write and sent to Darius, SISINNES governor of Syria and of Phenice, and Sathrabouzanes, and their companions, presidents in Syria and Phenice, salute King Darius.
It may please the King our master plainly to understand, that when we came to the country of Judea, and entered into the city of Jerusalem, we found in the city of Jerusalem the Ancients of the Jews that were of the capitivity,
Building an House to the Lord, great and new, of hewn stones, and of great price, and the timber all ready laid upon the walls.
And these works were done with great speed, yea, and the work has good success in their hands, so that it will be finished with all glory and diligence.
Then we asked their Ancients, saying, By whose commandment build you this House and lay the foundation of these works?
We asked them these things to the intent to notify them to thee, and to write to thee the men that governed it: therefore we demanded the names of the governors in writing.
But they answered, saying, We are the servants of the Lord, which hath created the heaven and the earth.
And this House was built up many years ago by a King of Israel great and strong, and was finished.
But when our fathers, provoking God to wrath, sinned against the Lord of Israel, which is in heaven, he delivered them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon of the Chaldeans,
Who brake down the House and burned it, and carried the people captive to Babylon.
But in the first year of the reign of Cyrus over the country of Babylon, King Cyrus wrote that this House should be built up.
And the holy vessels of gold and of silver, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried out of the House at Jerusalem, and had dedicated them in his own Temple, Cyrus the King took out of the Temple at Babylon, and they were given to Zerubbabel, and to Sanabassarus ruler.
And a commandment was given unto him, that he should carry away those vessels, and put them in the Temple at Jerusalem, and that this Temple of the Lord should be built in this place.
Then the same Sanabassarus, being come hither, laid the foundations of the House of the Lord at Jerusalem, and since that time til now, it is in building, and is not finished.
Now therefore if it please the King, let it be sought up in the Kings libraries concerning Cyrus.
And if it be found that the building of the House of the Lord at Jerusalem has been done by the consent of King Cyrus, and if it seem good to the lord our King, let him make us answer concerning these things.
Then King Darius commanded to search in the King’s libraries, that were in Babylon, and there was found in Ecbatane, which is a tower in the region of Media, a place where such things were laid up for memory.
In the first year of the reign of Cyrus, King Cyrus commanded the House of the Lord at Jerusalem to be built, where they did sacrifice with the continual fire.
Of the which the height should be of threescore cubits, the breadth of threescore cubits with three rows of hewn stones, and one row of new wood of that country, and that the costs should be paid out of the house of King Cyrus.
And that the holy vessels of the House of the Lord, as well those of gold as of silver, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried out of the house in Jerusalem, and brought into Babylon, should be restored to the House, which is in Jerusalem, and set in the place where they were afore.
Also he commanded that Sisinnes, governor of Syria and Phenice, and Sathabouzanes, and their companions, and those which were constitute captains in Syria and Phenice, should take heed to refrain from that place, and to suffer Zorobabel the servant of the Lord, and governor of Judea, and the Elders of the Jews to build that House of the Lord in that place.
And I also have commanded to build it clean up again, and that they be diligent to help them of the captivity of the Jews, til the House of the Lord in that place.
And I also have commanded to build it clean up again, and that they be diligent to help them of the captivity of the Jews, til the House of the Lord be finished,
And that some part of the tribute of Coelosyria and Phenice should be diligently given to these men for sacrifice unto the Lord, and to Zorobabel the governor, for bulls, rams and lambs:
Also corn, and salt, and wine, and oil continually every year without fail, as the Priests, which are in Jerusalem shall testify to be spent every day,
That offerings may be made to the high God for the King, and his children, and that they may pray for their lives.
Furthermore he commanded that whosoever should transgress any thing afore spoken or written, or derogate any thing thereof, that a tree should be taken out of his possession, and he be hanged thereon, and that his goods should be the Kings.
And therefore let the Lord whose Name is there called upon, destroy every King and nation, which stretches out his hand to hinder or do evil to that House of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.
I Darius the King have ordained that it should be diligently executed according to these things.
1 Esdras 7
1 Sisinnes and his companions follow the Kings commandment and help the Jews to build the Temple. 5 The time that it was built. 10 They keep the Passover.
THEN Sisinnes the governor of Coelosyria and Phoenice, and Sathrabouzanes, and their companions, obeying King Darius commandments,
Assisted diligently the holy works, working with the Ancients and governors of the Sanctuary.
And the holy works prospered by Aggeus and Zacharias the Prophets which prophecied.
So they finished all things by the commandment of the Lord God of Israel, and with the consent of Cyrus and Darius, and Artaxerxes Kings of the Persians.
Thus the holy House was finished in the three and twentieth day of the month Adar in the sixth year of Darius King of the Persians.
And the children of Israel, and the Priests, and the Levites, and the rest, which were of the captivity, had any charge, did according to the things written in the book of Moses.
And they offered for the dedication of the Temple of the Lord, an hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs,
And twelve goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the chief of the tribes of Israel.
And the Priests, and the Levites stood according to their kindreds clothed with long robes in the works of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses, and also the porters in every gate.
And the children of Israel offered the Passover together with them of the captivity, in the fourteenth day of the first month, after that the Priests and Levites were sanctified.
But all the children of the captivity were not sanctified together, but all the Levites were sanctified together.
And they offered the Passover, for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the Priests, and for themselves.
Then all the children of Israel which were of the captivity did eat, even all they that had separated themselves from the abominations of the people of the land, and sought the Lord.
And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days, rejoicing before the Lord,
Because he had turned the counsel of the King of the Assyrians towards them to strengthen their hands in the works of the Lord God of Israel.
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