# 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/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# beam

a long, sturdy piece of wood, supporting the roof of a house

# impaled

pierced through