Ezra 4:23

Catholic Public Domain Version

And so a copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, and their counselors. And they went away hurriedly to Jerusalem, to the Jews. And they prohibited them by force and by strength.

Cross References

Ezra 4:17

The king sent word to Rehum, the commander, and to Shimshai, the scribe, and to the rest who were in their council, to the inhabitants of Samaria, and to the others across the river, offering a greeting and peace.

Ezra 4:22

See to it that you are not negligent in fulfilling this, otherwise, little by little, the evil may increase against the kings."

Ezra 4:24

Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and it did not resume until the second year of the reign of Darius, the king of the Persians.

Ezra 4:7

And so, in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel, and the others who were in their council wrote to Artaxerxes, king of the Persians. Now the letter of accusation was written in Syriac, and was being read in the Syrian language.

Proverbs 4:16

For they do not sleep, unless they have done evil. And their sleep is quickly taken away from them, unless they have overthrown.

Micah 2:1

Woe to you who devise useless things and who work evil in your beds. In the morning light, they undertake it, because their hand is against God.

Romans 3:15

Their feet are swift to shed blood.