Now in the firstyear of Cyrusking of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiahmight be fulfilled, the LORDstirred up the spirit of Cyrusking of Persia, that he made a proclamationthroughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
ThussaithCyrusking of Persia, The LORD God of heavenhathgiven me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hathcharged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Who is thereamong you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
And whosoeverremaineth in any placewhere he sojourneth, let the men of his placehelp him withsilver, and withgold, and withgoods, and withbeasts, beside the freewilloffering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
Thenrose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all themwhosespirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORDwhich is in Jerusalem.
And all theythatwereaboutthemstrengthenedtheirhandswithvessels of silver, withgold, withgoods, and withbeasts, and withpreciousthings, beside all that was willinglyoffered.
AlsoCyrus the kingbroughtforth the vessels of the house of the LORD, whichNebuchadnezzar had broughtforth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;
All the vessels of gold and of silverwerefivethousand and fourhundred. All these did Sheshbazzarbring up withthem of the captivitythatwerebrought up fromBabylonuntoJerusalem.