of the heathen, and defiled the house of the LORD, which he had sanctified at Jerusalem.

And the LORD God of their fathers sent unto them early by his messengers. For he spared his people, and his tabernacle.

But they mocked at the messengers of God, and despised his words, and mocked at his prophets, until the fury of the LORD increased against his people, that there was no more healing.

For he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, and slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and spared neither young men nor virgins, neither old men nor grandfathers: he delivered them all into his hand.

And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes, all these he carried away to Babylon.

And they burned the house of God, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem, and burned all her palaces with fire, and destroyed all her precious vessels.

And he carried away to Babylon them that remained of the sword, and they became his servants, and his sons’ servants, until the kingdom of the Persians reigned, 21. That the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, until the land had enough of his sabbaths. For all the time of the destruction was the sabbath, until the seventy years were fulfilled.

And it came to pass in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD
spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, that the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, to cry out throughout all his kingdom, and by writing, saying: 23. Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the countries, and hath commanded me to build him an house at Jerusalem in Judah.
Whosoever therefore among you is of his people, with him be the LORD his God, and go up.
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The Book of Ezra ^
Chapter 1
Cyrus, or Cyrus, releases the captive Jews.

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he should cry out throughout all his kingdom, and in writing, saying:

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath commanded me to build him an house at Jerusalem in Judah.

Whosoever therefore among you is of his people, let his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem.

And whosoever remaineth in any place where he is a stranger, the people of his place shall freely help him with silver, and gold, and goods, and cattle, unto the house of GOD at Jerusalem.

And the chief fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, all whose spirit God had stirred up, arose to go up and build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.

And all they that were about them strengthened their hand with vessels of silver, and with vessels of gold, and with goods, and with cattle, and with jewels, without any free gift.

And king Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of Jerusalem, and put them in the house of his God.

And Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them with Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

And this is the number of them: thirty basins of gold, and a thousand basins of silver, twenty and nine knives;

Thirty cups of gold, and other silver cups four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand, 11. And all the vessels, both of gold and silver, were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them that came up out of the prison of Babylon unto Jerusalem.
(Ezra)
Chapter 2
Number and register of the returning Jews and their contribution to the building of the temple.

These are the children of the countries which came up out of the captivity which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had brought to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem, and to Judah, every man to his own city.

And came with Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and Nehemiah, and Seraiah, and Reeliah, and Mordecai, and Bilshan, and Mishpar, and Bigevai, and Rehum, and Baena. Now this is the number of the men of the people of Israel:

Of the children of Pareo, two thousand and two hundred and seventy; 4. The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two;

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five;

Of the sons of Pahathmoab, of the sons of Jeshua, Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve;

Of the children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four; 8. Of the children of Sathu, nine hundred forty and five;

The children of Sakai, seven hundred threescore and ten;

Of the children of Bani, six hundred forty and two;

Of the children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three;

Of the children of Asgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two; 13. Of the children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and six; 14. The children of Bigevai, two thousand and fifty and six;

The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four;

Of the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight;

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three;

The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.

Of the children of Hasum, two hundred twenty and three;

Of the children of Gibbar ninety and five;

Of the children of Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and three;

of the men Netopha fifty-six;

Of the men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight;

Of the children of Asmaveth forty-two;

Of the children of Kiriath-arim, Caphira, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three; 26. Of the children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one; 27. Of the men of Michmash, an hundred twenty and two;

Of the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three;

The children of Nebo fifty and two;

Of the men of Magbis an hundred and fifty-six;

Of the children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four;

Of the children of Harim, three hundred twenty; 33. Of the children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five; 34. The children of Jereho, three hundred forty and five;

Of the children of Senaa, three thousand six hundred thirty; 36. The priests: of the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred threescore and three; 37. of the children Always a thousand and fifty-two;

Of the children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven; 39. Of the children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen;

Of the Levites: of the children of Jeshua, and of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four;

The singers: of the children of Assaph, an hundred twenty and eight; 42. Of the children of the keepers of the gate: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akub, the children of Hatita, and the children of Sobai, all an hundred thirty and nine;

Of the Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabaoth, 44. The children of Keros, the children of Sieha, the children of Padon, 45. The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Akub, 46. The children of Hagab, the children of Samlai, the children of Hanan, 47. The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 48. The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gasam, 49. The children of Uzzah, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai.

The children of Asna, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephusim,.

The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 52. The children of Bazeluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsa, 53. The children of Barkom, the children of Sissera, the children of Thamah, 54. The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha;

The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Pruda,

The children Jaela, the children Darkon, the children Giddel, 57. The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

All the Nethinims and the children of Solomon’s servants were together three hundred and ninety and two.

And these also went up with them, Mithel, and Melah, and Thelharsa, and Cherub-Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew the house of their fathers, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda: six hundred fifty and two.

And of the sons of the priests; the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by the same name.

These sought their registers of birth, and found none: therefore they were loosed from the priesthood.

And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the holy of holies, until a priest stood with the light and right.

All the congregation, as one man, were forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 65. Except their menservants and their maidservants, which were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven. And had two hundred singers and singers,

Seven hundred thirty and six horses, two hundred forty and five