Verse 24
Ezra 4:24
Geneva Bible
24
Then ceased the worke of the house of God (Elohim), which was in Ierusalem, and did stay vnto the second yeere of Darius King of Persia.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֵּ/אדַ֗יִן בְּטֵלַת֙ עֲבִידַ֣ת בֵּית אֱלָהָ֔/א דִּ֖י בִּ/ירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וַ/הֲוָת֙ בָּֽטְלָ֔א עַ֚ד שְׁנַ֣ת תַּרְתֵּ֔ין לְ/מַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ פָּרָֽס
English Translation
Then the work of the house of God in Jerusalem was discontinued until the second year of the reign of Darius, king of Persia.
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Chapter 4 Context
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Bvt the aduersaries of Iudah and Beniamin heard, that the children of the captiuitie builded the Tem...
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And they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chiefe fathers, and sayd vnto them, We wil builde with you:...
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Then Zerubbabel, and Ieshua, and the rest of the chiefe fathers of Israel, sayde vnto them, It is no...
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Wherefore the people of the land discouraged the people of Iudah, and troubled them in buylding,
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And they hired counsellers against them, to hinder their deuise, all the dayes of Cyrus King of Pers...
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And in the reigne of Ahashuerosh (in the beginning of his reigne) wrote they an accusation against t...
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And in the daies of Artahshashte, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions wrote when it...
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Rehum the chancelour, and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Ierusalem to Artahshashte the K...
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Then wrote Rehum the chauncelour, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions Dinaie, and Apharsat...
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And the rest of the people whom the great and noble Asnappar brought ouer, and set in the cities of...
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This is the copie of the letter that they sent vnto King Artahshashte, THY SERVANTS the men beyond t...
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Be it knowen vnto the King that ye Iewes, which came vp from thee to vs, are come vnto Ierusalem (a...
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Be it knowen nowe vnto the King, that if this citie be built, and the foundations of the walles laye...
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Nowe therefore because wee haue bene brought vp in the Kings palace, it was not meete for vs to see...
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That one may searche in the booke of the Chronicles of thy fathers, and thou shalt finde in the book...
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Wee certifie the King therefore, that if this citie be buylded, and the foundation of the walles lay...
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The King sent an answere vnto Rehum the Chauncelour, and Shimshai the Scribe, and so the rest of the...
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The letter which yee sent vnto vs, hath bene openly read before me,
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And I haue commanded and they haue searched, and founde, that this citie of olde time hath made insu...
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There haue bene mightie kings also ouer Ierusalem, which haue ruled ouer all beyonde the Riuer, and...
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Make ye now a decree, that those men may cease, and that the citie be not buylt, till I haue giuen a...
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Take heede nowe that ye fayle not to doe this: why should domage grow to hurt the King?
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When the copie of king Artahshashtes letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe, and their...
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Then ceased the worke of the house of God (Elohim), which was in Ierusalem, and did stay vnto the se...