28 He spoke kindly(A) to him and set his throne over the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon.(B)

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28 He spoke kindly(A) to him and gave him a seat of honor(B) higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

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22 They observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days(A) with joy, because the Lord had made them joyful, having changed the Assyrian king’s attitude toward them, so that he supported them[a] in the work on the house of the God of Israel.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:22 Lit their hands

22 For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(A) because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude(B) of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.

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