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Ezra 4:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

they approached Zerubbabel and the family heads and said to them, ‘Let us build with you, for we also worship your God and have been sacrificing to him  since the time King Esar-haddon of Assyria brought us here.’

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One day, while he was worshipping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech  and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat.  Then his son Esar-haddon  became king in his place.


Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in place of the Israelites in the cities of Samaria. The settlers took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.


Just as Jannes and Jambres  resisted Moses,  so these also resist the truth. They are men who are corrupt in mind  and worthless  in regard to the faith.


This matter arose because some false brothers  had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus in order to enslave us.


Assyria will not save us, we will not ride on horses, and we will no longer proclaim, “Our gods! ” to the work of our hands. For the fatherless receives compassion in you.’


So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and left. He returned home and lived in Nineveh.


But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads, who had seen the first temple, wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple,  but many others shouted joyfully.


Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel  and his brothers began to build the altar of Israel’s God in order to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.


They came with Zerubbabel,  Jeshua,  Nehemiah, Seraiah,  Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included


So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites #– #everyone whose spirit God had roused   #– #prepared to go up and rebuild the Lord’s house in Jerusalem.


They feared the Lord but also served their idols. Still today, their children and grandchildren continue doing as their ancestors did.


From that land he went to Assyria  and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,


So now, our God #– #the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant   – do not view lightly all the hardships that have afflicted us, our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the Assyrian kings  until today.


One day, while he was worshipping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat.  Then his son Esar-haddon  became king in his place.





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