Chapter 1

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled,² the LORD stirred up⁵² the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation^{55 6963} throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying,²

Thus saith¹ Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given¹ me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged¹ me to build² him an house at Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah.

Who [is there] among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up⁴ to Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah, and build⁴ the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he [is] the God,) which [is] in Jerusalem.

And whosoever remaineth¹² in any place where he sojourneth,⁶ let the men of his place help¹⁷ him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem.

Then rose up⁴ the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all [them] whose spirit God had raised,⁵² to go up² to build² the house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusalem.

And all they that [were] about them strengthened¹⁴ their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all [that] was willingly offered.⁹⁹

Also Cyrus the king brought forth⁵² the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth⁵² out of Jerusalem, and had put⁴ them in the house of his gods;

Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth⁵⁵ by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered⁴ them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

And this [is] the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,

Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second [sort] four hundred and ten, [and] other vessels a thousand.

All the vessels of gold and of silver [were] five thousand and four hundred. All [these] did Sheshbazzar bring up⁵² with [them of] the captivity that were brought up⁹ from Babylon unto Jerusalem.