# According to Ezra 1, which king of Persia said the LORD had appointed him to build a house at Jerusalem?

## Options

- Darius
- Xerxes
- Cyrus **(answer)**
- Artaxerxes

## In the text

- Ezra 1:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/1/1

> “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.

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