Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation As soon as this letter from Emperor Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai, and their associates, they hurried to Jerusalem and forced the Jews to stop rebuilding the city. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now the copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe, and their counsellors: and they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and hindered them with arm and power. Rehum Ezra 4:8,9,17 Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner: . . . they went up Proverbs 4:16 They eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of iniquity. Micah 2:1 Make thee bald, and be polled for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle: for they are carried into captivity from thee. Romans 3:15 Their feet swift to shed blood: force. Context The Decree of Artaxerxes…22See that you be not negligent in executing this, lest by little and little the evil grow to the hurt of the kings. 23Now the copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe, and their counsellors: and they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and hindered them with arm and power.24Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.… Cross References Ezra 4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, Beselam, Mithridates, and Thabeel, and the rest that were in the council wrote to Artaxerxes king of the Persians: and the letter of accusation was written in Syrian, and was read in the Syrian tongue. Ezra 4:22 See that you be not negligent in executing this, lest by little and little the evil grow to the hurt of the kings. Ezra 4:24 Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians. Additional Translations When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. Then the tribute-gatherer of king Arthasastha read the letter before Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and his fellow-servants: and they went in haste to Jerusalem and through Juda, and caused them to cease with horses and an armed force. As soon as the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them cease by force and power. Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. Then from the time that a copy of the letter of king Artaxerxes is read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they have gone in haste to Jerusalem, unto the Jews, and caused them to cease by force and strength; Jump to Previous Arms Artaxerxes Ar-Ta-Xerx'es Cease Companions Compelled Copy Force Friends Haste Immediately Jerusalem Jews Letter Power Read Reading Rehum Scribe Secretary Shimshai Shim'shai Soon StoppedJump to Next Arms Artaxerxes Ar-Ta-Xerx'es Cease Companions Compelled Copy Force Friends Haste Immediately Jerusalem Jews Letter Power Read Reading Rehum Scribe Secretary Shimshai Shim'shai Soon StoppedLinks Ezra 4:23 NIVEzra 4:23 NLT Ezra 4:23 ESV Ezra 4:23 NASB Ezra 4:23 KJV Ezra 4:23 Bible Apps Ezra 4:23 Biblia Paralela Ezra 4:23 Chinese Bible Ezra 4:23 French Bible Ezra 4:23 German Bible Alphabetical: and arms Artaxerxes As associates before by colleagues compelled copy document force haste immediately in Jerusalem Jews King letter of read Rehum scribe secretary Shimshai soon stop stopped the their them Then they to was went OT History: Ezra 4:23 Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes' (Ezr. Ez) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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