# כּוֹרֶשׁ (koresh)

Israeli respelling: ko-resh. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3566. 13 Old Testament occurrences.

Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king

King James renderings: Cyrus.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/koresh-h3566

## Occurrences

- [2 Chronicles 36:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/36/22) — Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD st…
- [2 Chronicles 36:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/36/23) — Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an…
- [Ezra 1:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/1/1) — Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up t…
- [Ezra 1:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/1/2) — Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an…
- [Ezra 1:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/1/7) — Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had pu…
- [Ezra 1:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/1/8) — Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of…
- [Ezra 3:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/3/7) — They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to brin…
- [Ezra 4:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/4/3) — But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an h…
- [Ezra 4:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/4/5) — And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king o…
- [Isaiah 44:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/44/28) — That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple…
- [Isaiah 45:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/45/1) — Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of…
- [Daniel 1:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/1/21) — And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
- [Daniel 10:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/10/1) — In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but…