Ezra 1:1
New King James Version
End of the Babylonian Captivity(A)
1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord (B)by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, (C)so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,
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Ezra 5:13
New King James Version
13 However, in the first year of (A)Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to build this [a]house of God.
Footnotes
- Ezra 5:13 Temple
Ezra 6:3
New King James Version
3 In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a (A)decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: “Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits,
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