Ezra 6:8

Modern English Version

“Moreover, I issue a decree concerning what you shall do for the elders of these Jews for the rebuilding of this house of God: “The cost is to be paid to these men, in full and without delay, from the royal revenue, the tribute of the province Beyond the River.

Cross References

Ezra 4:16

We notify the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls repaired by this means the portion Beyond the River will no longer be yours.”

Ezra 4:23

Now when the copy of the letter by King Artaxerxes was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews and made them cease by force and power.

Ezra 5:5

But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they could not cause them to cease building until a command came from Darius. Consequently, they sent a letter concerning this matter.

Ezra 6:14

The rebuilding by the elders of the Jews prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built, and finished it, according to the decree of the God of Israel and according to the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

Ezra 6:4

Let it consist of three rows of great stones and a row of new timber, and let the expenses be paid from the king’s treasury.

Ezra 6:7

Let the work of this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

Ezra 6:9

Whatever they need—whether young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings to the God of heaven, or wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests in Jerusalem—let it be given them daily without fail,

Ezra 7:14

For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem in accordance with the Law of your God which is in your hand,

Nehemiah 11:23

for the king’s regulation about them made their unity a daily issue.

Nehemiah 2:8

as well as a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the temple mount, for the city wall, and for the house into which I will enter.” The king granted me these things, because the good hand of my God was upon me.

Daniel 6:26

“I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men are to fear and tremble before the God of Daniel. “For He is the living God, enduring forever; His kingdom shall never be destroyed, and His dominion shall be forever.

Haggai 2:8

The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, says the Lord of Hosts.