Ezra 5:17 meaning and explanation
Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.
Ezra 5:17, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the closing words of a letter from Tattenai, the Persian governor west of the Euphrates, to King Darius. He had asked the Jewish elders who authorized the rebuilding of the temple, and they appealed to a decree of Cyrus.
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