1. Then King Darius gave the order to search the library where the archives were stored in Babylon.
2. A scroll was found in the palace of Ecbatana, which is in the province of Media. This was written on it:MEMORANDUM
3. Date: Cyrus’ first year as kingFrom: King CyrusSubject: God’s temple in JerusalemThe temple should be rebuilt as a place to offer sacrifices. Its foundation should be laid. It should be 90 feet high and 90 feet wide
4. with three rows of large stones and a row of wood. The king’s palace will pay for it.
5. In addition, Cyrus took out of a temple in Babylon the gold and silver utensils that belonged to God’s temple. (Nebuchadnezzar had taken them out of God’s temple in Jerusalem and brought them into a temple in Babylon.) They should be returned to their proper place in the temple in Jerusalem. You should put each one in God’s temple.