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Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible - Apocrypha by Anonymous
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1Esdr 4:42
Then said the king unto him, Ask what thou wilt more than is
appointed in the writing, and we will give it thee, because thou
art found wisest; and thou shalt sit next me, and shalt be
called my cousin.

1Esdr 4:43
Then said he unto the king, Remember thy vow, which thou hast
vowed to build Jerusalem, in the day when thou camest to thy
kingdom,

1Esdr 4:44
And to send away all the vessels that were taken away out of
Jerusalem, which Cyrus set apart, when he vowed to destroy
Babylon, and to send them again thither.

1Esdr 4:45
Thou also hast vowed to build up the temple, which the
Edomites burned when Judea was made desolate by the Chaldees.

1Esdr 4:46
And now, O lord the king, this is that which I require, and
which I desire of thee, and this is the princely liberality
proceeding from thyself: I desire therefore that thou make good
the vow, the performance whereof with thine own mouth thou hast
vowed to the King of heaven.

1Esdr 4:47
Then Darius the king stood up, and kissed him, and wrote
letters for him unto all the treasurers and lieutenants and
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