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Ezra 4:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

From Rehum  the chief officer, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues #– #the judges and magistrates  from Tripolis, Persia, Erech, Babylon, Susa  (that is, the people of Elam),

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Therefore, you must stay away from that place, Tattenai governor of the region west of the River Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your  colleagues, the officials in the region.


This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the River Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.


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.


Parthians, Medes, Elamites; those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,


I saw the vision, and as I watched, I was in the fortress city of Susa,  in the province of Elam.  I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.


‘Elam  is there with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword – those who went down to the underworld uncircumcised, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.


This is the word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam  at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.


all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;


A troubling vision is declared to me: ‘The treacherous one acts treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Advance, Elam! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning.’


Let the king appoint commissioners  in each province of his kingdom, so that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem at the fortress of Susa.  Put them under the supervision of Hegai, the king’s eunuch,  keeper of the women,  and give them the required beauty treatments.


In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne  in the fortress at Susa.


Shem’s sons  were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.


Rehum the chief officer and Shimshai the scribe  wrote a letter to King Artaxerxes concerning Jerusalem as follows:


before his colleagues and the powerful men  of Samaria  and said, ‘What are these pathetic Jews doing? Can they restore it by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they ever finish it? Can they bring these burnt stones  back to life from the mounds of rubble? ’


At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the River Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues  came to the Jews and asked, ‘Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure? ’  ,





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