1Then Darius the king made a decree, and…
2A scroll was found at Achmetha, in the…
3In the first year of Cyrus the king,…
4with three courses of great stones and a…
5Also let the gold and silver vessels of…
6Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai,…
7Leave the work of this house of God…
8Moreover I make a decree regarding what you…
9That which they have need of, including young…
10that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma…
11I have also made a decree that whoever…
12May the God who has caused his name…
13Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai,…
14The elders of the Jews built and prospered,…
15This house was finished on the third day…
16The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites,…
17They offered at the dedication of this house…
18They set the priests in their divisions and…
19The children of the captivity kept the Passover…
20Because the priests and the Levites had purified…
21The children of Israel who had returned out…
22and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven…
