2 Chronicles 36:22

22In the first year that Cyrus, king of Persia, was ruling Babylon, the Lord put a thought in his mind. 36:22 In 539 BC, the army of King Cyrus of Persia fought against Babylon's army and won. So Cyrus became king of Babylon. See Ezra 1:1-3.King Cyrus decided to send a message to everybody who lived in his kingdom. His message would cause what God had already spoken to his prophet Jeremiah to become true. 36:22 See Jeremiah 29:10The message was written down and people took it all over Cyrus's kingdom. It said: