# General Information:
This continues the record of King Cyrus's command that the Jews rebuild God's temple in Jerusalem, which began in [Ezra 6:3](../06/03.md).
# a beam must be pulled from his house and he must be impaled on it. His house must then be turned into a rubbish heap
This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "I command my officials to pull a beam from his house and impale him on it. They are then to turn his house into a rubbish heap" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# beam
a long, sturdy piece of wood, supporting the roof of a house
# impaled
pierced through