SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:13
Pero el primer aņo de Ciro rey de Babilonia, el mismo rey Ciro dio mandamiento para que esta Casa de Dios fuese edificada.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon , etc.] That is, the first year he was king of Babylon, having taken it, otherwise he was king of Persia many years before: the same King Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God ; (see Ezra 1:1-4). Ver. 14 ,15 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God , etc.] Of which, and of what is said concerning them, and particularly of the delivery of them to Sheshbazzar, whom Cyrus made governor of Judah, and ordered him to carry them to Jerusalem, and build the temple there, and put them in it, (see Ezra 1:7-11).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 3-17 - While employed in God's work, we are under his special protection; his eye is upon us for good. This should keep us to our duty, and encourag us therein, when difficulties are ever so discouraging. The elders of the Jews gave the Samaritans an account of their proceedings. Let u learn hence, with meekness and fear, to give a reason of the hope tha is in us; let us rightly understand, and then readily declare, what we do in God's service, and why we do it. And while in this world, we always shall have to confess, that our sins have provoked the wrath of God. All our sufferings spring from thence, and all our comforts from his unmerited mercy. However the work may seem to be hindered, yet the Lord Jesus Christ is carrying it on, his people are growing unto a holy temple in the Lord, for a habitation of God through the Spirit __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ברם 1297 בשׁנת 8140 חדה 2298 לכורשׁ 3567 מלכא 4430 די 1768 בבל 895 כורשׁ 3567 מלכא 4430 שׂם 7761 טעם 2942 בית 1005 אלהא 426 דנה 1836 לבנא׃ 1124
