1Then Darius the king made a decree, and…
2And there was found at Achmetha, in the…
3In the first year of Cyrus the king…
4With three rows of great stones, and a…
5And also let the golden and silver vessels…
6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai,…
7Let the work of this house of God…
8Moreover I make a decree what ye shall…
9And that which they have need of, both…
10That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours…
11Also I have made a decree, that whosoever…
12And the God that hath caused his name…
13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river,…
14And the elders of the Jews builded, and…
15And this house was finished on the third…
16And the children of Israel, the priests, and…
17And offered at the dedication of this house…
18And they set the priests in their divisions,…
19And the children of the captivity kept the…
20For the priests and the Levites were purified…
21And the children of Israel, which were come…
22And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven…
