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Ezra 4:1
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Ezra 4:1
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Resistance to Rebuilding the Temple
4 Now when (A)the [a]adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendants of the captivity were building the temple of the Lord God of Israel,
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- Ezra 4:1 enemies
Ezra 4:1
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Ezra 4:1
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Opposition to the Rebuilding
4 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building(A) a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel,
Ezra 4:4
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Ezra 4:4
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4 Then (A)the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building,
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Ezra 4:4
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Ezra 4:4
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4 Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.[a](A)
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- Ezra 4:4 Or and troubled them as they built
Ezra 4:7
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Ezra 4:7
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7 In the days of (A)Artaxerxes also, [a]Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabel, and the rest of their companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the letter was written in (B)Aramaic script, and translated into the Aramaic language.
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- Ezra 4:7 Or in peace
Ezra 4:7
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Ezra 4:7
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7 And in the days of Artaxerxes(A) king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic script and in the Aramaic(B) language.[a][b]
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