1. Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
2. Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
3. At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
4. Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
5. But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
6. The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
7. They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
8. Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
9. Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
10. We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
11. And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and set up.
12. But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
13. But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
14. And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
15. And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in his place.
16. Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
17. Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Prev 
List 
Next 487 of 935: and said
Prev 
List 
Next 163 of 350: and said unto
Prev 
List 
Next 77 of 148: and said unto him
Prev 
List 
Next 2 of 3: and said unto him take
Prev 
List 
Next 2 of 7: governor and
Prev 
List 
Next 982 of 1649: said unto
Prev 
List 
Next 253 of 456: said unto him
Prev 
List 
Next 6 of 9: said unto him take
Prev 
List 
Next 485 of 1132: unto him
Prev 
List 
Next 6 of 11: unto him take
Prev 
List 
Next 7 of 16: him take
Prev 
List 
Next 1 of 3: take these
Prev 
List 
Next 5 of 6: these vessels
Prev 
List 
Next 2 of 2: go carry them
Prev 
List 
Next 7 of 13: carry them
Prev 
List 
Next 62 of 106: them into
Prev 
List 
Next 39 of 68: them into the
Prev 
List 
Next 2 of 3: them into the temple
Prev 
List 
Next 440 of 1046: into the
Prev 
List 
Next 5 of 25: into the temple
Prev 
List 
Next 36 of 174: the temple
Prev 
List 
Next 3 of 4: the temple that
Prev 
List 
Next 3 of 5: temple that
Prev 
List 
Next 1 of 2: temple that is
Prev 
List 
Next 287 of 673: that is
Prev 
List 
Next 51 of 101: that is in
Prev 
List 
Next 2 of 2: that is in jerusalem
Prev 
List 
Next 119 of 349: is in
Prev 
List 
Next 4 of 10: is in jerusalem
Prev 
List 
Next 3 of 7: is in jerusalem and
Prev 
List 
Next 107 of 163: in jerusalem
Prev 
List 
Next 50 of 75: in jerusalem and
Prev 
List 
Next 127 of 277: jerusalem and
Prev 
List 
Next 1 of 2: jerusalem and let the
Prev 
List 
Next 123 of 317: and let
Prev 
List 
Next 8 of 35: and let the
Prev 
List 
Next 3 of 3: and let the house of
Prev 
List 
Next 63 of 175: let the
Prev 
List 
Next 4 of 6: let the house
Prev 
List 
Next 4 of 5: let the house of
Prev 
List 
Next 690 of 1174: the house
Prev 
List 
Next 516 of 885: the house of
Prev 
List 
Next 50 of 81: the house of god
Prev 
List 
Next 530 of 957: house of
Prev 
List 
Next 51 of 90: house of god
Prev 
List 
Next 260 of 985: of god
Prev 
List 
Next 1 of 6: of god be
Prev 
List 
Next 9 of 31: god be
Prev 
List 
Next 7 of 26: be built
Prev 
List 
Next 1 of 4: be built in
Prev 
List 
Next 7 of 10: built in
Prev 
List 
Next 323 of 689: in his
Prev 
List 
Next 14 of 17: in his place
Prev 
List 
Next 34 of 60: his place
Prev 
List 
Next 1 of 2: his place then
Prev 
List 
Next 3 of 6: place then