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Cyrus

King of Persia (2CH 36:22)

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Names

Titles

  • King of Persia — מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס melek paras “king [of] Persia” (H6539) · βασιλέως Περσῶν basiléōs Persō̂n2 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

Topical references

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.