"In the firstyearof KingCyrus,Cyrusthe kingissueda decree:'[Concerning] the houseof Godat Jerusalem,let the temple,the placewheresacrificesare offered,be rebuiltand let its foundationsbe retained,its heightbeing 60cubitsand its width60cubits;
Then Solomonsent[word] to Huramthe kingof Tyre,saying,"As you dealtwith Davidmy fatherand senthim cedarsto buildhim a houseto dwellin, so do for me.
"But whois ableto builda housefor Him, for the heavensand the highestheavenscannotcontainHim? So whoam I, that I should builda housefor Him, exceptto burn[incense] beforeHim?
Now in the firstyearof Cyruskingof Persia--in order to fulfillthe wordof the LORDby the mouthof Jeremiah--the LORDstirredup the spiritof Cyruskingof Persia,so that he senta proclamationthroughouthis kingdom,and also[put it] in writing,saying,
Now in the firstyearof Cyruskingof Persia,in order to fulfillthe wordof the LORDby the mouthof Jeremiah,the LORDstirredup the spiritof Cyruskingof Persia,so that he senta proclamationthroughout allhis kingdom,and also[put it] in writing,saying:
"ThussaysCyruskingof Persia,'The LORD,the Godof heaven,has givenme allthe kingdomsof the earthand He has appointedme to buildHim a housein Jerusalem,whichis in Judah.
Then they gavemoneyto the masonsand carpenters,and food,drinkand oilto the Sidoniansand to the Tyrians,to bringcedarwoodfrom Lebanonto the seaat Joppa,according to the permissionthey had from Cyruskingof Persia.
And the eldersof the Jewswere successfulin buildingthrough the prophesyingof Haggaithe prophetand Zechariahthe sonof Iddo.And they finishedbuildingaccordingto the commandof the Godof Israeland the decreeof Cyrus,Darius,and Artaxerxeskingof Persia.
To whichthe tribesgoup, even the tribesof the LORD--An ordinancefor Israel--To givethanksto the nameof the LORD.
The cityis laidout as a square,and its lengthis as greatas the width;and he measuredthe citywith the rod,fifteen hundred miles;its lengthand widthand heightare equal.
