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The King’s Kindness

27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers [said Ezra], who put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to adorn and glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, 28 and has extended His mercy and lovingkindness to me before the king, his advisers, and all the king’s mighty officials. I was strengthened and encouraged, for the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together outstanding men of Israel to go up with me [to Jerusalem].

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The King’s Kindness

27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, (A)who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to glorify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, 28 and (B)has extended favor to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty officials. So I was strengthened according to (C)the hand of the Lord my God that was upon me, and I gathered [a]leading men from Israel to go up with me.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:28 Lit heads