1Then king Darius gave orders, and they searched…
2And there was found in Ecbatana, which is…
3In the first year of Cyrus the king:…
4Three rows of unpolished stones, and so rows…
5And also let the golden and silver vessels…
6Now therefore Thathanai, governor of the country beyond…
7And let that temple of God be built…
8I also have commanded what must be done…
9And if it shall be necessary, let calves…
10And let them offer oblations to the God…
11And I have made a decree: That if…
12And may the God, that hath caused his…
13So then Thathanai, governor of the country beyond…
14And the ancients of the Jews built and…
15And they were finishing this house of God,…
16And the children of Israel, the priests and…
17And they offered at the dedication of the…
18And they set the priests in their divisions,…
19And the children of Israel of the captivity…
20For all the priests and the Levites were…
21And the children of Israel that were returned…
22And they kept the feast of unleavened bread…
