Verse 6

Ezra 4:6

New Living Translation

6 Years later when Xerxes began his reign, the enemies of Judah wrote a letter of accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ/בְ/מַלְכוּת֙ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ בִּ/תְחִלַּ֖ת מַלְכוּת֑/וֹ כָּתְב֣וּ שִׂטְנָ֔ה עַל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וִ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם

English Translation

And in the reign of Ahasuerus, at the beginning of his reign, a letter of accusation was written against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

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Chapter 4 Context

1 The enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were rebuilding a Temple to the LORD, the Go... Focus ↗

2 So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, “Let us build with you, for we worship... Focus ↗

3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other leaders of Israel replied, “You may have no part in this work.... Focus ↗

4 Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from thei... Focus ↗

5 They bribed agents to work against them and to frustrate their plans. This went on during the entire... Focus ↗

6 Years later when Xerxes began his reign, the enemies of Judah wrote a letter of accusation against t...

7 Even later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, the enemies of Judah, led by Bishlam, Mit... Focus ↗

8 Rehum the governor and Shimshai the court secretary wrote the letter, telling King Artaxerxes about... Focus ↗

9 They greeted the king for all their colleagues — the judges and local leaders, the people of Tarpel,... Focus ↗

10 They also sent greetings from the rest of the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal had depor... Focus ↗

11 This is a copy of their letter: “To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west o... Focus ↗

12 “The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebe... Focus ↗

13 And the king should know that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, it will be much t... Focus ↗

14 “Since we are your loyal subjects and do not want to see the king dishonored in this way, we have se... Focus ↗

15 We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors’ records, where you will discover what a rebellio... Focus ↗

16 We declare to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the province west o... Focus ↗

17 Then King Artaxerxes sent this reply: “To Rehum the governor, Shimshai the court secretary, and thei... Focus ↗

18 “The letter you sent has been translated and read to me.<br> Focus ↗

19 I ordered a search of the records and have found that Jerusalem has indeed been a hotbed of insurrec... Focus ↗

20 Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and the entire province west of the Euphrates River, receiv... Focus ↗

21 Therefore, issue orders to have these men stop their work. That city must not be rebuilt except at m... Focus ↗

22 Be diligent, and don’t neglect this matter, for we must not permit the situation to harm the king’s... Focus ↗

23 When this letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai, and their colleagues, they hurrie... Focus ↗

24 So the work on the Temple of God (Elohim) in Jerusalem had stopped, and it remained at a standstill... Focus ↗

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