73
and by plots and demagoguery and uprisings they prevented the completion of the building as long as King Cyrus lived. And they were kept from building for two years, until the reign of Darius.
71
for we alone will build it for the Lord of Israel, as Cyrus the king of the Persians has commanded us."
72
But the peoples of the land pressed hard upon those in Judea, cut off their supplies, and hindered their building;
73
and by plots and demagoguery and uprisings they prevented the completion of the building as long as King Cyrus lived. And they were kept from building for two years, until the reign of Darius.
1Esdr.6
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