Enemies Hinder the Work

Now when (A)the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that (B)the people of the exile were building a temple to the Lord God of Israel,

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Opposition to the Rebuilding

When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building(A) a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel,

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16 And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the [a]exiles, (A)celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:16 Lit sons of the exile

16 Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication(A) of the house of God with joy.

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The Passover Held

19 (A)The exiles held the Passover on (B)the fourteenth of the first month. 20 (C)For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure. Then (D)they slaughtered the Passover lambs for all the exiles, both for their brothers the priests and for themselves.

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The Passover

19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles celebrated the Passover.(A) 20 The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were all ceremonially clean. The Levites slaughtered(B) the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their relatives the priests and for themselves.

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25 Then Arioch hurriedly (A)brought Daniel [a]into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: “I have found a man among the [b](B)exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:25 Lit in before the king
  2. Daniel 2:25 Lit sons of the exile of

25 Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, “I have found a man among the exiles(A) from Judah(B) who can tell the king what his dream means.”

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13 Then they responded and spoke before the king, “(A)Daniel, who is one of the [a]exiles from Judah, pays (B)no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps offering his prayer three times a day.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 6:13 Lit sons of the exile

13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah,(A) pays no attention(B) to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.”

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