King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. Then[H116] Darius[H1868] the king[H4430] made[H7761] a decree,[H2942] and search was made[H1240] in the house[H1005] of the rolls,[H5609] where[H1768] [H8536] the treasures[H1596] were laid up[H5182] in Babylon.[H895]

2. And there was found[H7912] at Achmetha,[H307] in the palace[H1001] that[H1768] is in the province[H4083] of the Medes,[H4076] a[H2298] roll,[H4040] and therein[H1459] was a record[H1799] thus[H3652] written: [H3790]

3. In the first[H2298] year[H8140] of Cyrus[H3567] the king[H4430] the same Cyrus[H3567] the king[H4430] made[H7761] a decree[H2942] concerning the house[H1005] of God[H426] at Jerusalem,[H3390] Let the house[H1005] be built,[H1124] the place[H870] where[H1768] they offered[H1684] sacrifices,[H1685] and let the foundations[H787] thereof be strongly laid;[H5446] the height[H7314] thereof threescore[H8361] cubits,[H521] and the breadth[H6613] thereof threescore[H8361] cubits;[H521]

4. With three[H8532] rows[H5073] of[H1768] great[H1560] stones,[H69] and a row[H5073] of[H1768] new[H2323] timber:[H636] and let the expenses[H5313] be given[H3052] out of[H4481] the king's[H4430] house: [H1005]

5. And also[H638] let the golden[H1722] and silver[H3702] vessels[H3984] of the house[H1005] of God,[H426] which[H1768] Nebuchadnezzar[H5020] took forth[H5312] out of[H4481] the temple[H1965] which[H1768] is at Jerusalem,[H3390] and brought[H2987] unto Babylon,[H895] be restored,[H8421] and brought again[H1946] unto the temple[H1965] which[H1768] is at Jerusalem,[H3390] every one to his place,[H870] and place[H5182] them in the house[H1005] of God.[H426]

6. Now[H3705] therefore, Tatnai,[H8674] governor[H6347] beyond[H5675] the river,[H5103] Shethar-boznai,[H8370] and your companions[H3675] the Apharsachites,[H671] which[H1768] are beyond[H5675] the river,[H5103] be[H1934] ye far[H7352] from[H4481] thence: [H8536]

7. Let the work[H5673] of this[H1791] house[H1005] of God[H426] alone;[H7662] let the governor[H6347] of the Jews[H3062] and the elders[H7868] of the Jews[H3062] build[H1124] this[H1791] house[H1005] of God[H426] in[H5922] his place.[H870]

8. Moreover I make[H7761] a decree[H2942] what[H3964] [H1768] ye shall do[H5648] to[H5974] the elders[H7868] of these[H479] Jews[H3062] for the building[H1124] of this[H1791] house[H1005] of God:[H426] that of the king's goods,[H4481] [H5232] [H4430] even of[H1768] the tribute[H4061] beyond[H5675] the river,[H5103] forthwith[H629] expenses[H5313] be[H1934] given[H3052] unto these[H479] men,[H1400] that[H1768] they be not[H3809] hindered.[H989]

9. And that[H4100] which they have need of,[H2818] both young[H1123] bullocks,[H8450] and rams,[H1798] and lambs,[H563] for the burnt offerings[H5928] of the God[H426] of heaven,[H8065] wheat,[H2591] salt,[H4416] wine,[H2562] and oil,[H4887] according to the appointment[H3983] of the priests[H3549] which[H1768] are at Jerusalem,[H3390] let it be[H1934] given[H3052] them day[H3118] by day[H3118] without[H1768] [H3809] fail: [H7960]

10. That[H1768] they may[H1934] offer[H7127] sacrifices of sweet savors[H5208] unto the God[H426] of heaven,[H8065] and pray[H6739] for the life[H2417] of the king,[H4430] and of his sons.[H1123]

11. Also I have made[H7761] a decree,[H2942] that[H1768] whosoever[H3606] [H606] [H1768] shall alter[H8133] this[H1836] word,[H6600] let timber[H636] be pulled down[H5256] from[H4481] his house,[H1005] and being set up,[H2211] let him be hanged[H4223] thereon;[H5922] and let his house[H1005] be made[H5648] a dunghill[H5122] for[H5922] this.[H1836]

12. And the God[H426] that[H1768] hath caused his name[H8036] to dwell[H7932] there[H8536] destroy[H4049] all[H3606] kings[H4430] and people,[H5972] that[H1768] shall put[H7972] to their hand[H3028] to alter[H8133] and to destroy[H2255] this[H1791] house[H1005] of God[H426] which[H1768] is at Jerusalem.[H3390] I[H576] Darius[H1868] have made[H7761] a decree;[H2942] let it be done[H5648] with speed.[H629]

13. Then[H116] Tatnai,[H8674] governor[H6347] on this side[H5675] the river,[H5103] Shethar-boznai,[H8370] and their companions,[H3675] according to[H6903] that which[H1768] Darius[H1868] the king[H4430] had sent,[H7972] so[H3660] they did[H5648] speedily.[H629]

14. And the elders[H7868] of the Jews[H3062] built,[H1124] and they prospered[H6744] through the prophesying[H5017] of Haggai[H2292] the prophet[H5029] and Zechariah[H2148] the son[H1247] of Iddo.[H5714] And they built,[H1124] and finished[H3635] it, according[H4481] to the commandment[H2941] of the God[H426] of Israel,[H3479] and according to[H4481] the commandment[H2942] of Cyrus,[H3567] and Darius,[H1868] and Artaxerxes[H783] king[H4430] of Persia.[H6540]

15. And this[H1836] house[H1005] was finished[H3319] on[H5705] the third[H8532] day[H3118] of the month[H3393] Adar,[H144] which[H1768] was in the sixth[H8353] year[H8140] of the reign[H4437] of Darius[H1868] the king.[H4430]

16. And the children[H1123] of Israel,[H3479] the priests,[H3549] and the Levites,[H3879] and the rest[H7606] of the children[H1123] of the captivity,[H1547] kept[H5648] the dedication[H2597] of this[H1836] house[H1005] of God[H426] with joy,[H2305]

17. And offered[H7127] at the dedication[H2597] of this[H1836] house[H1005] of God[H426] a hundred[H3969] bullocks,[H8450] two hundred[H3969] rams,[H1798] four[H703] hundred[H3969] lambs;[H563] and for a sin offering[H2409] for[H5922] all[H3606] Israel,[H3479] twelve[H8648] [H6236] he goats,[H6841] [H5796] according to the number[H4510] of the tribes[H7625] of Israel.[H3479]

18. And they set[H6966] the priests[H3549] in their divisions,[H6392] and the Levites[H3879] in their courses,[H4255] for[H5922] the service[H5673] of God,[H426] which[H1768] is at Jerusalem;[H3390] as it is written[H3792] in the book[H5609] of Moses.[H4873]

19. And the children[H1121] of the captivity[H1473] kept[H6213] [H853] the passover[H6453] upon the fourteenth[H702] [H6240] day of the first[H7223] month.[H2320]

20. For[H3588] the priests[H3548] and the Levites[H3881] were purified[H2891] together,[H259] all[H3605] of them were pure,[H2889] and killed[H7819] the passover[H6453] for all[H3605] the children[H1121] of the captivity,[H1473] and for their brethren[H251] the priests,[H3548] and for themselves.

21. And the children[H1121] of Israel,[H3478] which were come again[H7725] out of captivity,[H4480] [H1473] and all[H3605] such as had separated themselves[H914] unto[H413] them from the filthiness[H4480] [H2932] of the heathen[H1471] of the land,[H776] to seek[H1875] the LORD[H3068] God[H430] of Israel,[H3478] did eat,[H398]

22. And kept[H6213] the feast[H2282] of unleavened bread[H4682] seven[H7651] days[H3117] with joy:[H8057] for[H3588] the LORD[H3068] had made them joyful,[H8055] and turned[H5437] the heart[H3820] of the king[H4428] of Assyria[H804] unto[H5921] them, to strengthen[H2388] their hands[H3027] in the work[H4399] of the house[H1004] of God,[H430] the God[H430] of Israel.[H3478]