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Ezra 4:23-5:2
English Standard Version
Ezra 4:23-5:2
English Standard Version
23 Then, when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates, they went in haste to the Jews at Jerusalem and by force and power made them cease. 24 Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Rebuilding Begins Anew
5 Now the prophets, (A)Haggai and (B)Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. 2 (C)Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and (D)Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and the prophets of God were (E)with them, supporting them.
Ezra 4:23-5:2
New International Version
Ezra 4:23-5:2
New International Version
23 As soon as the copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and Shimshai the secretary and their associates,(A) they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and compelled them by force to stop.
24 Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius(B) king of Persia.
Tattenai’s Letter to Darius
5 Now Haggai(C) the prophet and Zechariah(D) the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied(E) to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. 2 Then Zerubbabel(F) son of Shealtiel and Joshua(G) son of Jozadak set to work(H) to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.
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