Ezra 5:15

Modern English Version

He said to him, “Take these vessels; go, carry them to the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built on its former site.”

Cross References

Ezra 1:2

“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: “The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has charged me to build Him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Ezra 3:3

They set the altar upon its foundations and, because they were living in fear of some of the peoples of the region, they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord—morning and evening.

Ezra 5:14

Also, the vessels of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, these Cyrus the king took from the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor.

Ezra 5:16

“ ‘So that same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem. Since that time even until now it has been under construction, yet it is not finished.’

Ezra 6:3

“In the first year of Cyrus the king, the same Cyrus the king issued a decree concerning the temple of God at Jerusalem: “Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations of it be strongly laid, to a height of sixty cubits, and a width of sixty cubits.