Cyrus
King of Persia (2CH 36:22)
Personmale31 verses
Names
- Cyrus — כּוֹרֶשׁ kores (H3566) · Κύρου Kýrou — 2 Chronicles 36:22
Titles
- King of Persia — מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס melek paras “king [of] Persia” (H6539) · βασιλέως Περσῶν basiléōs Persō̂n — 2 Chronicles 36:22
- King Cyrus — מֶלֶךְ כּוֹרֶשׁ melek kores “king Cyrus” (H3566) · βασιλεὺς Κῦρος basileùs Ku͂ros “king Cyrus” — Ezra 1:7
- King of Babylon — מַלְכָּא דִּי בָבֶל maləkha diy babel “king [of?] Babel” (H895) · [none] — Ezra 5:13
- My shepherd — רֹעִ֔י roiy “my shepherd” (H7473) · [none] — given by God — Isaiah 44:28
Dated events
- Cyrus's reign as king over Persia begins — 3,403 AH · 559 BC (Ussher)
- Cyrus's reign as king over Babylon begins — 3,423 AH · 539 BC (Ussher)
- Cyrus decreed the Temple in Jerusalem should be rebuilt — 3,423 AH · 537 BC (Ussher) — Ezra 1:1
- Cyrus's reign as king over Babylon ends — 3,432 AH · 529 BC (Ussher)
- Cyrus's reign as king over Persia ends — 3,432 AH · 529 BC (Ussher)
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
Appearances
- 2 Chronicles 36:22
- 2 Chronicles 36:22
- 2 Chronicles 36:23
- 2 Chronicles 36:23
- Ezra 1:1
- Ezra 1:1
- Ezra 1:2
- Ezra 1:2
- Ezra 1:7
- Ezra 1:8
- Ezra 1:8
- Ezra 3:7
and 19 further references.
Topical references
- Issues a decree for the emancipation of the Jews and rebuilding the temple — 2 Chronicles 36:22; 2 Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1; Ezra 3:7; Ezra 4:3; Ezra 5:13; Ezra 5:14; Ezra 6:3
- Prophecies concerning — Isaiah 13:17; Isaiah 21:2; Isaiah 41:2; Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 45:13; Isaiah 46:11; Isaiah 48:14; Isaiah 48:15
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.