When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles , were building a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel,
Ezra 4:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and the rest of the peoples whom the great and illustrious Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and the region west of the River Euphrates. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar deported and settled in the city of Samaria and the rest of the country beyond [west of] the Euphrates River, and so forth. American Standard Version (1901) and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over, and set in the city of Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River, and so forth. Common English Bible and the rest of the nations whom the great and famous Osnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River. ( Catholic Public Domain Version and the rest of the nations, whom the great and glorious Osnappar transferred and caused to live in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the regions across the river in peace: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the rest of the nations, whom the great and glorious Asenaphar brought over and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the countries of this side of the river in peace. |
When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles , were building a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel,
This is the text of the letter they sent to him: To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men from the region west of the River Euphrates:
The king sent a reply to his chief officer Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the River Euphrates: Greetings.
Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of the heavens: Greetings.
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? ’
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.
Pay your obligations to everyone: taxes to those to whom you owe taxes, tolls to those to whom you owe tolls, respect to those to whom you owe respect, and honour to those to whom you owe honour.