The very last verses of 2 Chronicles record a proclamation by which foreign ruler?
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Correct answer: Cyrus of Persia
The book ends with the decree of Cyrus, who acknowledged that God had given him the kingdoms of the earth and charged him to build a house for Him in Jerusalem. This decree allowed the Jewish exiles to return home.
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