1 Esdras 2:26 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) “I have read the letter which you sent me. So I ordered search to be made, and it has been found that this city from of old has fought against kings, More versionsCommon English Bible So the building of the temple in Jerusalem ceased until the second year of the rule of Persia’s King Darius. Good News Translation (US Version) “After reading the letter which you sent me, I gave orders for an investigation to be made, and it has indeed been found that from ancient times Jerusalem has revolted against royal authority, World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers “I have read the letter which you have sent to me. Therefore I commanded to make search, and it has been found that that city of old time has fought against kings, Good News Bible (Anglicised) “After reading the letter which you sent me, I gave orders for an investigation to be made, and it has indeed been found that from ancient times Jerusalem has revolted against royal authority, World English Bible British Edition “I have read the letter which you have sent to me. Therefore I commanded to make search, and it has been found that that city of old time has fought against kings, Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 I have read the epistle which ye have sent unto me: therefore I commanded to make search, and it hath been found that that city of old time hath made insurrection against kings; |