Discovery Box| (0.35) | Ezr 1:2 |
| “Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: “‘The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has instructed me to build a temple 1 for him in Jerusalem, 2 which is in Judah. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 1:3 |
| Anyone from 1 his people among you (may his God be with him!) may go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and may build the temple of the Lord God of Israel – he is the God who is in Jerusalem. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 3:3 |
| They established the altar on its foundations, even though they were in terror of the local peoples, 1 and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and the evening offerings. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 3:5 |
| Afterward they offered the continual burnt offerings and those for the new moons and those for all the holy assemblies of the Lord and all those that were being voluntarily offered to the Lord. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 3:13 |
| People were unable to tell the difference between the sound of joyous shouting and the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people were shouting so loudly 1 that the sound was heard a long way off. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 4:7 |
| And during the reign 1 of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, 2 Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues 3 wrote to King Artaxerxes 4 of Persia. This letter 5 was first written in Aramaic but then translated. [Aramaic:] 6 |
| (0.35) | Ezr 4:17 |
| The king sent the following response: “To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues who live in Samaria and other parts of Trans-Euphrates: Greetings! 1 |
| (0.35) | Ezr 4:24 |
| So the work on the temple of God in Jerusalem came to a halt. It remained halted until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia. 1 |
| (0.35) | Ezr 5:2 |
| Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak began 1 to rebuild the temple of God in Jerusalem. The prophets of God were with them, supporting them. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 5:5 |
| But God was watching over 1 the elders of Judah, and they were not stopped 2 until a report could be dispatched 3 to Darius and a letter could be sent back concerning this. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 5:6 |
| This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and his colleagues who were the officials of Trans-Euphrates sent to King Darius. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 5:11 |
| They responded to us in the following way: ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king 1 of Israel built it and completed it. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 5:12 |
| But after our ancestors 1 angered the God of heaven, he delivered them into the hands 2 of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and exiled the people to Babylon. 3 |
| (0.35) | Ezr 5:16 |
| Then this Sheshbazzar went and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. From that time to the present moment 1 it has been in the process of being rebuilt, although it is not yet finished.’ |
| (0.35) | Ezr 6:17 |
| For the dedication of this temple of God they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 6:21 |
| The Israelites who were returning from the exile ate it, along with all those who had joined them 1 in separating themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to seek the Lord God of Israel. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 7:7 |
| In the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, Ezra brought 1 up to Jerusalem 2 some of the Israelites and some of the priests, the Levites, the attendants, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 7:9 |
| On the first day of the first month he had determined to make 1 the ascent from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he arrived at Jerusalem, 2 for the good hand of his God was on him. |
| (0.35) | Ezr 7:21 |
| “I, King Artaxerxes, hereby issue orders to all the treasurers of 1 Trans-Euphrates, that you precisely execute all that Ezra the priestly scribe of the law of the God of heaven may request of you – |
| (0.35) | Ezr 7:24 |
| Furthermore, be aware of the fact 1 that you have no authority to impose tax, tribute, or toll on any of the priests, the Levites, the musicians, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or the attendants at the temple of this God. |
