He did evil in the sight of Adonai, like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after his father’s death—to his destruction.
Ezra 4:5 - Tree of Life Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose and plans all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius [II] king of Persia. American Standard Version (1901) and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. Common English Bible and bribed officials to frustrate their plan. They did this throughout the rule of Persia’s King Cyrus until the rule of Persia’s King Darius. Catholic Public Domain Version Then they hired counselors against them, so that they might argue against their plan during all the days of Cyrus, king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius, king of the Persians. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their design all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of the Persians. |
He did evil in the sight of Adonai, like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after his father’s death—to his destruction.
Thus the work on the House of God in Jerusalem ceased. It remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Then the people of the land began discouraging the people of Judah and making them afraid to build.
During the reign of Ahasuerus at the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and a written reply about it be returned.
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.
Out of you has come a schemer of evil against Adonai, a counselor of Belial.