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And the silver and the gold vessels of the house of God, which Nabuchodonosor carried off from the house that was in Jerusalem, and carried to Babylon, let them even be given, and be carried to the temple that is in Jerusalem, and put in the place where they were set in the house of God.
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Now, ye rulers beyond the river, Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants the Apharsachaeans, who on the other side of the river, give , keeping far from that place.
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Now let alone the work of the house of God: let the rulers of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build that house of God on its place.
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Also a decree has been made by me, if haply ye may do somewhat in concert with the elders of the Jews for the building of that house of God: to wit, out of the king's property, the tributes beyond the river, let there be money to defray the expenses carefully granted to those men, so that they be not hindered.
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And whatever need , ye shall give both the young of bulls and rams, and lambs for whole-burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, oil:—let it be given them according to the word of the priests that are in Jerusalem, day by day whatsoever they shall ask;
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that they may offer sweet savours to the God of heaven, and that they may pray for the life of the king and his sons.
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And a decree has been made by me, that every man who shall alter this word, timber shall be pulled down from his house, and let him be lifted up and slain upon it, and his house shall be confiscated.
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And may the God whose name dwells there, overthrow every king and people who shall stretch out his hand to alter or destroy the house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be diligently .
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Then Thanthanai the governor on this side beyond the river, Satharbuzanai, and his fellow-servants, according to that which king Darius sent, so they did diligently.
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And the elders of the Jews and the Levites built, at the prophecy of Aggaeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo: and they built up, and finished , by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Arthasastha, kings of the Persians.
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And they finished this house by the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.