Across:2. | Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and _________ the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished. | 4. | Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these _________? | 6. | At the same time came to _________ Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall? | 9. | Then _________ we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building? | 10. | And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in _________, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; |
| 11. | And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of _________ and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up. | 12. | Then the _________, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. | 13. | And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, _________ them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place. | 14. | But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this _________. | 15. | But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven _________ wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon. |
| | Down:1. | Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's _________ house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter. | 3. | They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all _________. | 5. | Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great _________, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. | 7. | We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we _________ write the names of the men that were the chief of them. |
| 8. | The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and his companions the Apharsachites, which _________ on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: | 10. | Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and _________ the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them. | 13. | But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king _________ made a decree to build this house of God. |
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