- Darius:
- "Thenª ceasedª° the workª of the houseª of Godª which¹ [is] at Jerusalem.ª So¹ it ceasedª²°° untoª the secondª yearª of the reignª of Dariusª kingª of Persia.ª" {Ezr 4:24} + "But the eyeª of their Godª wasª° uponª the eldersª° of the Jews,ª that they could notª cause²° themª to cease,ª° tillª the matterª cameª° to Darius:ª and thenª they returned answerª° by letterª concerningª thisª [matter]. ... Nowª therefore, ifª [it seem] goodª toª the king,ª let there be search²° made¹ in the king'sª treasureª house,ª which¹ [is] thereª at Babylon,ª whetherª it beª [so], that¹ a decreeª was madeª° ofª Cyrusª the kingª to buildª° thisª houseª of Godª at Jerusalem,ª and let the kingª sendª° his pleasureª to¹ us concerningª this matter.ª" {Ezr 5:5-17} + "Thenª Dariusª the kingª madeª° a decree,ª and search²° was made¹ in the houseª of the rolls,ª whereª¹ the treasuresª were laid upª° in Babylon.ª ... And they setª° the priestsª in their divisions,ª and the Levitesª in their courses,ª forª the serviceª of God,ª which¹ [is] at Jerusalem;ª as it is writtenª in the bookª of Moses.ª" {Ezr 6:1-18}
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