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Ezra 4:1

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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 5:13

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5:13 But in the first year of King Cyrus of Babylon, 2  King Cyrus enacted a decree to rebuild this temple of God.

Ezra 5:15

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5:15 He said to him, “Take these vessels and go deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt in its proper location.” 3 

Ezra 6:10

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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. 4 

Ezra 6:16

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6:16 The people 5  of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles 6  – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.

Ezra 6:18

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6:18 They appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their divisions over the worship of God at Jerusalem, 7  in accord with 8  the book of Moses.

Ezra 7:14-15

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7:14 You are authorized 9  by the king and his seven advisers to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your possession, 10  7:15 and to bring silver and gold which the king and his advisers have freely contributed to the God of Israel, who resides in Jerusalem,

Ezra 7:18

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7:18 You may do whatever seems appropriate to you and your colleagues 11  with the rest of the silver and the gold, in keeping with the will of your God.

Ezra 7:20

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7:20 The rest of the needs for the temple of your God that you may have to supply, 12  you may do so from the royal treasury.

Ezra 10:11

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10:11 Now give praise to the Lord God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents 13  and from these foreign wives.”

1 tn Heb “the sons of the exile.”

2 sn Cyrus was actually a Persian king, but when he conquered Babylon in 539 b.c. he apparently appropriated to himself the additional title “king of Babylon.” The Syriac Peshitta substitutes “Persia” for “Babylon” here, but this is probably a hyper-correction.

3 tn Aram “upon its place.”

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

5 tn Aram “sons of.”

6 tn Aram “sons of the exile.”

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

8 tn Aram “according to the writing of.”

9 tn Aram “sent.”

10 tn Aram “in your hand.”

11 tn Aram “brothers.”

12 tn Aram “may fall to you to give.”

13 tn Heb “the peoples of the land.”



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