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Ezra 6:5

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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.

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  1. Ezra 6:3

    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;

  2. Ezra 6:4

    With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house:

  3. Ezra 6:6

    Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar–boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

  4. Ezra 6:7

    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.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.