Ezra 5:15

Verse

and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’

American Standard Version (1901)

and he said unto him, Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in its place.

Bible in Basic English

And he said to him, Go, take these vessels, and put them in the Temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be put up again in its place.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And said to him: Take these vessels, and go, and put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.

Free Bible Version

telling him, Take these items and place them in the Temple in Jerusalem. Rebuild God's Temple on its original site.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he sayde vnto him, Take these vessels and goe thy way, and put them in the Temple that is in Ierusalem, and let the house of God be buylt in his place.

King James (Authorized) Version

And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.

Translation for Translators

“'The king instructed him to take the cups back to Jerusalem, to the place from which they had previously been taken. He also decreed that they should rebuild the temple at the place where it had been before. So Cyrus appointed Sheshbazzar to be the governor in Judah. He also sent all those things made of gold and silver, for Sheshbazzar to put in the new temple.

Unlocked Literal Bible

He said to him, “Take these objects. Go and put them in the temple in Jerusalem. Let the house of God be rebuilt there.”

Noah Webster Bible

And said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.

World English Bible

He said to him, ‘Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let God’s house be built in its place.’

Young's Literal Translation

and said to him, These vessels lift up, go, put them down in the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and the house of God is builded on its place.

Context

Tattenai’s Letter to Darius

¹⁴He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor¹⁵and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’

Summary

Ezra 5:15 recounts the response of King Darius to the inquiry about the decree to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. King Darius orders a search of the royal archives, where the original decree of King Cyrus is found. This discovery confirms the legitimacy of the Jews' efforts to rebuild the temple, as it was a directive from a previous king. The verse highlights God's faithfulness in using earthly rulers to fulfill His plans and demonstrates how He can turn the hearts of kings to accomplish His purposes.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Take these vessels, go forth, place them in the temple. For אלּה the Keri reads אל, according to Ch1 20:8. אחת is imperat. Aphel of נחת. The three imperatives succeed each other without any copula in this rapid form of expression. The last sentence, "and let the house of God be built in its place," i.e., be rebuilt in its former place, gives the reason for the command to deposit the vessels in the temple at Jerusalem, i.e., in the house of God, which is to be rebuilt in its former place.