Ezra 4:1

Opposition to the Building Efforts

4:1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin learned that the former exiles 1  were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,

Ezra 6:10

6:10 so that they may be offering incense to the God of heaven and may be praying for the good fortune of the king and his family. 2 

Ezra 6:16

6:16 The people 3  of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles 4  – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.

Ezra 6:18

6:18 They appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their divisions over the worship of God at Jerusalem, 5  in accord with 6  the book of Moses.

1 tn Heb “the sons of the exile.”

2 tn Aram “for the life of the king and his sons.”

3 tn Aram “sons of.”

4 tn Aram “sons of the exile.”

5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

6 tn Aram “according to the writing of.”