After several decades in Babylonian exile, YHWH stirred the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia to build Him a house in Jerusalem. Cyrus decreed by voice and letter throughout his kingdom, “Whoever there is among you of all His people…let him go up to Jerusalem…and build the house of YHWH…. And everyone who is remaining, from every place where he is sojourning there, let the men of that place support him with silver and gold, with goods and cattle, with the freewill offering for the house of God.” The heads of the people (including the priests and Levites) whose spirit God had stirred to go up and build the house of YHWH arose, and all those who were surrounding them made strong their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with choice-gifts, besides all that was freely offered. Furthermore, the heads of the fathers when they came to the house of YHWH freely offered for the house of God to cause it to stand on its foundation. According to their strength, they gave to the treasury…gold, silver and priestly tunics.