I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.
with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.
Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God o
The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.
We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphra
When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went
And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and trib
But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.