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2 Chronicles 36:22

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia,  in order to fulfil the word of the Lord spoken through  Jeremiah,  the Lord roused the spirit of King Cyrus  of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and also to put it in writing:

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When the seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #“the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, and I will make it a ruin for ever.


For this is what the Lord says: ‘When seventy years for Babylon are complete,  I will attend to you and will confirm my promise concerning you to restore you to this place.


who says to Cyrus,  ‘My shepherd, he will fulfil all my pleasure’ and says to Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Its foundation will be laid.’


This fulfilled the word of the Lord through Jeremiah,  and the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation  until seventy years were fulfilled.


In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia,  a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar.  The message was true and was about a great conflict. He understood the message and had understanding of the vision.


So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites #– #everyone whose spirit God had roused   #– #prepared to go up and rebuild the Lord’s house in Jerusalem.


Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, since he who promised is faithful.


The Lord roused the spirit  of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the spirit of the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. They began work on the house of the Lord of Armies, their God,


For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.” ’


so they affirmed the proposal and spread the message throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan,  to come to observe the Passover of the Lord, the God of Israel in Jerusalem, for they hadn’t observed it often,  as prescribed.


Then a proclamation  was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that the tax God’s servant Moses imposed on Israel in the wilderness be brought to the Lord.


The Lord roused the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabs  who lived near the Cushites to attack Jehoram.


So the God of Israel roused the spirit of King Pul  (that is, Tiglath-pileser  ) of Assyria, and he took the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and Gozan’s river, where they are until today.


God raised up Rezon son of Eliada as an enemy  against Solomon. Rezon had fled from his master King Hadadezer of Zobah


So the Lord raised up  Hadad the Edomite as an enemy against Solomon. He was of the royal family in Edom.


Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant: If it is the Lord who has incited you against me,  then may he accept an offering.  But if it is people,  may they be cursed in the presence of the Lord, for today they have banished me from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord, saying,  “Go and worship other gods.”


This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: The Lord, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build him a temple at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord his God be with him.


I have stirred him up in righteousness, and will level all roads for him. He will rebuild my city, and set my exiles free, not for a price or a bribe,’ says the Lord of Armies.


So Daniel prospered  during the reign of Darius and  the reign of Cyrus the Persian.





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