73
These people plotted, agitated, and rioted so much that they prevented the Temple from being completed during the reign of Emperor Cyrus. The work was halted until Darius became emperor, two years later.
71
We will build it ourselves, just as Emperor Cyrus of Persia commanded us."
72
Then the people who had been living in the land began to harass the Jews; they cut off their supplies and kept them from building.
73
These people plotted, agitated, and rioted so much that they prevented the Temple from being completed during the reign of Emperor Cyrus. The work was halted until Darius became emperor, two years later.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.