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Ezra 4:24

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Then work on the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it was stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Then ceased the work of the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Then ceased the work of the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then ceased the work of the house of God, which was in Jerusalem,—yea it did cease, until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then ceased the worke of the house of God, which was in Ierusalem, ? did stay vnto the second yeere of Darius King of Persia.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Then ceased the woorke of the house of the God, which [is] at Ierusalem. So it ceased, vnto the second yeere of the reigne of Darius king of Persia.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Then ceased the work of the house of God which is in Jerusalem. And it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Then ceased the work of the house of God in Jerusalem, and it was at a stand until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Then ceased the work of the house of Elah which [is] at Yerushalaim. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Daryawesh king of Paras.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Then 116
{0116} Prime
אֱדַיִן
'edayin
{ed-ah'-yin}
(Chaldee); of uncertain derivation; then (of time).
ceased 989
{0989} Prime
בְּטַל
b@tel
{bet-ale'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0988; to stop.
z8754
<8754> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 231
the work 5673
{5673} Prime
עָבִידָא
`abiydah
{ab-ee-daw'}
(Chaldee); from H5648; labor or business.
of the house 1005
{1005} Prime
בַּיִת
bayith
{bah'-yith}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1004.
of ´Éläh אֱלָה 426
{0426} Prime
אֱלָהּ
'elahh
{el-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0433; God.
which x1768
(1768) Complement
דִּי
diy
{dee}
(Chaldee); apparently for H1668; that, used as relative, conjugational, and especially (with preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as a preposition of.
[is] at Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַם. 3390
{3390} Prime
ירוּשְׁלֶם
Y@ruwshalem
{yer-oo-shaw-lame'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3389.
So x1934
(1934) Complement
הַוָא
hava'
{hav-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1933; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words).
it ceased 989
{0989} Prime
בְּטַל
b@tel
{bet-ale'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0988; to stop.
y1934
[1934] Standard
הַוָא
hava'
{hav-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1933; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words).
z8754
<8754> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 231
z8750
<8750> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Participle (See H8813)
Count - 141
unto 5705
{5705} Prime
עַד
`ad
{ad}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5704.
the second 8648
{8648} Prime
תְרֵין
t@reyn
{ter-ane'}
(Chaldee), the secend form is feminine; corresponding to H8147; two.
year 8140
{8140} Prime
שְׁנָה
sh@nah
{shen-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H8141.
of the reign 4437
{4437} Prime
מַלְכּוּ
malkuw
{mal-koo'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H4438; dominion (abstractly or concretely).
of Däryäweš דָּריָוֶשׁ 1868
{1868} Prime
דָּרְיָוֶשׁ
Dar@yavesh
{daw-reh-yaw-vaysh'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1867.
king 4430
{4430} Prime
מֶּלֶךְ
melek
{meh'-lek}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H4428; a king.
of Päras פָּרַס. 6540
{6540} Prime
פָּרָס
Parac
{paw-ras'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6539.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Ezra 4:24

_ _ Then ceased the work of the house of God — It was this occurrence that first gave rise to the strong religious antipathy between the Jews and the Samaritans, which was afterwards greatly aggravated by the erection of a rival temple on Mount Gerizim.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Ezra 4:17-24.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezra 4:24

Darius — Darius the son of Hystaspes, successor of Cambyses.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Ezra 4:24

Then (n) ceased the work of the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

(n) Not altogether for the prophets exhorted them to continue but they used less diligence because of the troubles.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
So:

Nehemiah 6:3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I [am] doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
Nehemiah 6:9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, [O God], strengthen my hands.
Job 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment?
1 Thessalonians 2:18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

Darius:
This was Darius Hystaspes, one of the seven princes who slew the usurper Smerdis. He ascended the throne of Persia, am 3483, bc 521, and reigned 36 years.
Ezra 5:5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this [matter].
Ezra 6:1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
Haggai 1:15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
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Ezr 5:5; 6:1. Ne 6:3, 9. Jb 20:5. Hg 1:15. 1Th 2:18.

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