en_tn/ezr/07/27.md

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Connecting Statement:

Ezra praises God because of what King Artaxerxes decreed.

placed all this into the king's heart to glorify the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem

Placing things in the king's heart represents causing him to have certain thoughts and desires. Alternate translation: "caused the king to want to glorify Yahweh's house in Jerusalem" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

the house of Yahweh

This refers to Yahweh's temple. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)