Verse 20
Ezra 4:20
World English Bible, British Edition
20
There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem who have ruled over
all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll was paid to them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/מַלְכִ֣ין תַּקִּיפִ֗ין הֲווֹ֙ עַל יְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔ם וְ/שַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔ין בְּ/כֹ֖ל עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑/ה וּ/מִדָּ֥ה בְל֛וֹ וַ/הֲלָ֖ךְ מִתְיְהֵ֥ב לְ/הֽוֹן
English Translation
And kings who were powerful were over Jerusalem and they ruled over all the region of the river, and there was a measure within it, and it went as it was given to wealth.
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Chapter 4 Context
1
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of
the captivity were buildin...
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they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households,
and said to them, “Let us bui...
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But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers’ households
of Israel said to them, “Yo...
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Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of
Judah, and troubled them in building...
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5
They hired counsellors against them to frustrate their purpose all the
days of Cyrus king of Persia,...
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In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an
accusation against the inhab...
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7
In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the
rest of his companions wrote to Arta...
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8
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem
to Artaxerxes the king...
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9
Then Rehum the chancellor, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their
companions, the Dinaites, and...
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10
and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar brought
over and settled in the city o...
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11
This is the copy of the letter that they sent:
To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, the people be...
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12
Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from
you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are bu...
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13
Be it known now to the king that if this city is built and the walls
finished, they will not pay tri...
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14
Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not appropriate
for us to see the king’s dishono...
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15
that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers.
You will see in the book of the...
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16
We inform the king that if this city is built and the walls finished,
then you will have no possessi...
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17
Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and
to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of...
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18
The letter which you sent to us has been plainly
read before me.
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19
I decreed, and search has been made, and it was found that this city
has made insurrection against k...
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20
There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem who have ruled over
all the country beyond the Rive...
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Make a decree now to cause these men to cease, and that this city not
be built until a decree is mad...
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22
Be careful that you not be slack doing so. Why should damage grow to
the hurt of the kings?
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23
Then when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read before
Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their...
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24
Then work stopped on God (Elohim)’s house which is at Jerusalem. It stopped until
the second year of...
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