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for, like you, we seek to your God, and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought us up hither.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And Zerubbabel saith to them, also Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the fathers of Israel, ‘Not for you, and for us, to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together do build to Jehovah God of Israel, as the king Cyrus, king of Persia, commanded us.’</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And it cometh to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>and are hiring against them counsellors to make void their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even till the reign of Darius king of Persia.</p> <a name="6" id="6"></a><p class="hdg">Opposition under Xerxes and Artaxerxes<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../esther/1.htm">Esther 1:1-9</a>; <a href="../proverbs/1.htm">Proverbs 1:1-7</a>; <a href="../proverbs/9.htm">Proverbs 9:1-12</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the commencement of his reign, they have written an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>and in the days of Artaxerxes have Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions written unto Artaxerxes king of Persia, and the writing of the letter is written in Aramaean, and interpreted in Aramaean.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus: <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions, Dinaites, and Apharsathchites, Tarpelites, Apharsites, Archevites, Babylonians, Susanchites, (who are Elamites), <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>and the rest of the nations that the great and honourable Asnapper removed and set in the city of Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, and at such a time: <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>This [is] a copy of a letter that they have sent unto him, unto Artaxerxes the king: ‘Thy servants, men beyond the river, and at such a time; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Be it known to the king, that the Jews who have come up from thee unto us, have come in to Jerusalem, the rebellious and base city they are building, and the walls they have finished, and the foundations they join. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>‘Now, be it known to the king, that if this city be builded, and the walls finished, toll, tribute, and custom they do not give; and at length [to] the kings it doth cause loss. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Now, because that the salt of the palace [is] our salt, and the nakedness of the king we have no patience to see, therefore we have sent and made known to the king; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>so that he doth seek in the book of the records of thy fathers, and thou dost find in the book of the records, and dost know, that this city [is] a rebellious city, and causing loss [to] kings and provinces, and makers of sedition [are] in its midst from the days of old, therefore hath this city been wasted. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>We are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.’</p> <p class="hdg">The Decree of Artaxerxes</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>An answer hath the king sent unto Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions who are dwelling in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, ‘Peace, and at such a time: <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The letter that ye sent unto us, explained, hath been read before me, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and by me a decree hath been made, and they sought, and have found that this city from the days of old against kings is lifting up itself, and rebellion and sedition is made in it, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>and mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, even rulers over all beyond the river, and toll, tribute, and custom is given to them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>‘Now, make ye a decree to cause these men to cease, and this city is not builded, till by me a decree is made. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And beware ye of negligence in doing this; why doth the hurt become great to the loss of the kings?’</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Then from the time that a copy of the letter of king Artaxerxes is read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they have gone in haste to Jerusalem, unto the Jews, and caused them to cease by force and strength;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>then ceased the service of the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem, and it ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Young's Literal Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ezra/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ezra 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ezra 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ezra/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ezra 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ezra 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/ezra/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="../sidemenu.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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