Ezra.5.13

Ezra 5:13

KJV

But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

Tattenai’s Letter to Darius

Cross References

Ezra 1:1

KJV

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

The Proclamation of Cyrus

Cyrus’s Proclamation

Ezra 6:3

KJV

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;

The Decree of Darius

Ezra 6:14

KJV

And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

The Temple Completed

Jeremiah 27:22

KJV GOD

They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the Lord; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.