Ezra 4:1

ContextOpposition 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
Context6:10 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
Context6:16 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
Context6:18 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.