Ezra 4:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

In the first year that Xerxes was king, the neighbouring people brought written charges against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

Cross References

Genesis 26:21

Isaac's servants dug another well, and the shepherds also quarrelled about it. So that well was named “Jealous”.

Ezra 4:5

During the time when Cyrus was king and even until Darius became king, they kept bribing government officials to slow down the work.

Esther 1:1

King Xerxes of Persia lived in his capital city of Susa and ruled one hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia.

Esther 1:10

By the seventh day, King Xerxes was feeling happy because of so much wine. And he asked his seven personal servants, Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas,

Esther 3:8

Then Haman went to the king and said: Your Majesty, there are some people who live all over your kingdom and won't have a thing to do with anyone else. They have customs that are different from everyone else's, and they refuse to obey your laws. We would be better off to get rid of them!

Daniel 11:2

What I am going to tell you is certain to happen. Four kings will rule Persia, one after the other, but the fourth one will become much richer than the others. In fact, his wealth will make him so powerful that he will turn everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

Daniel 9:1

Daniel wrote: Some years later, Darius the Mede, who was the son of Xerxes, had become king of Babylonia. And during his first year as king, I found out from studying the writings of the prophets that the LORD had said to Jeremiah, “Jerusalem will lie in ruins for seventy years.”

Matthew 27:37

Above his head they put a sign that told why he was nailed there. It read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”

Acts 24:13

There is no way that they can prove these charges that they are now bringing against me.

Acts 25:7

As soon as Paul came in, the Jewish leaders from Jerusalem crowded around him and said he was guilty of many serious crimes. But they could not prove anything.

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a voice from heaven shout, “Our God has shown his saving power, and his kingdom has come! God's own Chosen One has shown his authority. Satan accused our people in the presence of God day and night. Now he has been thrown out!