1 Esdras 4:61-63 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

61. Zerubbabel took the emperor's letters and went to Babylon, where he told his fellow-Jews everything that had happened.

62. They praised the God of their ancestors because he had made it possible for them

63. to go and rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple which bears his name. For seven days they held a joyful celebration, accompanied by music.

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