Now when Saul’s son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage sank, and all the Israelites were disturbed.
Ezra 4:4 - Tree of Life Version Then the people of the land began discouraging the people of Judah and making them afraid to build. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then [the Samaritans] the people of the land [continually] weakened the hands of the people of Judah and troubled and terrified them in building American Standard Version (1901) Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, Common English Bible The neighboring peoples discouraged the people of Judah, made them afraid to build, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, it happened that the people of the land impeded the hands of the people of Judah, and they troubled them in building. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building. |
Now when Saul’s son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage sank, and all the Israelites were disturbed.
They set up the altar on its fixed resting place despite their fear of the peoples of the lands and they offered burnt offerings on it to Adonai, both the morning and the evening sacrifices.
They bribed advisors in order to thwart their plans all the days of King Cyrus of Persia and until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Those building the wall and those bearing heavy burdens kept one hand on the work and the other holding a weapon.
They all conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to stir up trouble against it.
For they were all trying to intimidate us, thinking, “Their hands will become weak from the work and it will not be done.” So now, strengthen my hands!
Then the officials said to the king: “This man should now be put to death, since he demoralizes the men of war remaining in this city as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the shalom of this people, but calamity.”
However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia resisted me for 21 days, but behold Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me because I had been detained there with the kings of Persia.
“Then he said: ‘Do you understand why I have come to you? Now I must return to fight against the prince of Persia! When I go, behold, the prince of Greece will come.