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He wrote in behalf of all the Jews who were going up from his kingdom to Judea, in the interest of their freedom, that no officer or satrap or governor or treasurer should forcibly enter their doors;
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that all the country that they would occupy should be theirs without tribute; that the Idumeans should give up the villages of the Jews that they held;
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that twenty talents a year should be given for the building of the temple until it was completed,
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and an additional ten talents a year for burnt offerings to be offered on the altar every day, in accordance with the commandment to make seventeen offerings;
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and that all who came from Babylonia to build the city should have their freedom, they and their children and all the priests who came.
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He wrote also concerning their support and the priests' vestments in which they were to minister.
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He wrote that the support for the Levites should be provided until the day when the temple would be finished and Jerusalem built.
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He wrote that land and wages should be provided for all who guarded the city.
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And he sent back from Babylon all the vessels that Cyrus had set apart; everything that Cyrus had ordered to be done, he also commanded to be done and to be sent to Jerusalem.
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When the young man went out, he lifted up his face to heaven toward Jerusalem, and praised the King of heaven, saying,
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"From you comes the victory; from you comes wisdom, and yours is the glory. I am your servant.