Znaleziono 19332 Wyniki dla: És
We wish to inform the king that we went to the province of Judea, to the House of the Great God. They are now building the Temple with hewn stones and timber to reinforce the walls; the work is being done with great care and progresses quickly at their hands. (Ezra 5, 8)
We questioned the Elders, and asked them: Who has ordered you to build this House and finish this Sanctuary? (Ezra 5, 9)
We also asked them their names and wrote down the names of their leaders for your information. (Ezra 5, 10)
But then, our fathers angered the God of heaven, so he gave the children into the hands of the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, who destroyed this house and exiled them. (Ezra 5, 12)
The gold and silver vessels of the House of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple of Jerusalem, and placed in the temple of Babylon, were taken from there by Cyrus and turned over to Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor. (Ezra 5, 14)
He said to him: Take these vessels, and bring them to the temple of Jerusalem, and let the House of God be rebuilt in the same place. (Ezra 5, 15)
Then Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem. From that time until now, it is gradually being rebuilt but is still not finished. (Ezra 5, 16)
Now, if it seems good to the king that inquiries be made into the royal archives there in Babylon, to verify whether a decree was indeed issued by King Cyrus for the rebuilding of the House of God in Jerusalem, then may the king inform us of his will in this matter." (Ezra 5, 17)
Then King Darius commanded that inquiries be made in the house of the archives in Babylon, where the records were kept. (Ezra 6, 1)
And in Ecbatana, a fortress in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which the following was written: (Ezra 6, 2)
"In the first year of his reign, King Cyrus has issued this decree concerning the House of God in Jerusalem: Let the foundation of that House be laid and the House be rebuilt in order that sacrifices be offered in it. The said House shall be thirty meters high and thirty meters wide, (Ezra 6, 3)
with three layers of hewn stones and one of wood. The expenses shall be paid for by the house of the king. (Ezra 6, 4)
