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Adversaries Hinder the Work1 Now when athe enemies° of Judah° and Benjamin° heard° that bthe people° of the exile° were building° a temple° to the LORD° God° of Israel°, 2 they approached° Zerubbabel° and the heads° of fathers’° [households], and said° to them, “Let us build° with you, for we, like you, seek° your God°; aand we have been sacrificing° to Him since° the days° of bEsarhaddon° king° of Assyria°, who brought° us up here°.” 3 But Zerubbabel° and Jeshua° and the rest° of the heads° of fathers’° [households] of Israel° said° to them, “aYou have nothing° in common with us in building° a house° to our God°; but we ourselves° will together° build° to the LORD° God° of Israel°, bas King° Cyrus°, the king° of Persia° has commanded° us.” 4 ¶ Then athe people° of the land° Idiscouraged°° the people° of Judah°, and frightened° them from building°, 5 and hired° counselors° against° them to frustrate° their counsel° all° the days° of Cyrus° king° of Persia°, even until° the reign° of Darius° king° of Persia°. 6 ¶ Now in the reign° of IaAhasuerus°, in the beginning° of his reign°, they wrote° an accusation° against° the inhabitants° of Judah° and Jerusalem°. 7 ¶ And in the days° of IArtaxerxes°, Bishlam°, Mithredath°, Tabeel° and the rest° of his colleagues° wrote° to Artaxerxes° king° of Persia°; and the IItext° of the letter° was written° in Aramaic° and translated° a[from] Aramaic°. The Letter to King Artaxerxes8 IRehum° the commander°° and Shimshai° the scribe° wrote° a letter° against° Jerusalem° to King° Artaxerxes°, as follows°— 9 then° [wrote] Rehum° the commander°° and Shimshai° the scribe° and athe rest° of their colleagues°, the judges° and bthe lesser° governors°, the officials°, the secretaries°, the men° of Erech°, the Babylonians°, the men° of Susa°, that is, the Elamites°, 10 and the rest° of the nations° which° the great° and honorable° IOsnappar° deported° and settled° in the city° of Samaria°, and in the rest° of the region° beyond° the IIRiver°. aNow° 11 this° is the copy° of the letter° which° they sent° to him: ¶ “To King° Artaxerxes°: Your servants°, the men° in the region° beyond° the River°, and now° 12 let it be known° to the king° that the Jews° who° came° up from you have come° to us at Jerusalem°; they are rebuilding° athe rebellious° and evil° city° and bare finishing° the walls° and repairing° the foundations°. 13 Now° let it be known° to the king°, that if° that city° is rebuilt° and the walls° are finished°, athey will not pay° tribute°, custom° or toll°, and it will damage° the revenue° of the kings°. 14 Now° because°°° we Iare in the service° of the palace°, and it is not fitting° for us to see° the king’s° dishonor°, therefore°° we have sent° and informed° the king°, 15 so° that a search° may be made° in the record° books° of your fathers°. And you will discover° in the record° books° and learn° that that city° is a rebellious° city° and damaging° to kings° and provinces°, and that they have incited° revolt° within° it in past° days°; therefore°° that city° was laid° waste°. 16 We inform° the king° that if° that city° is rebuilt° and the walls° finished°, as a result° you will have° no° possession° in [the province] beyond° the River°.” [8] ICh 4:8-6:18 is in Aram
[9] a2K 17:24 bEzr 5:6; 6:6 [10] II.e. probably Ashurbanipal III.e. Euphrates River, and so throughout the ch aEzr 4:11, 17; 7:12 [12] a2Ch 36:13 bEzr 5:3, 9 [13] aEzr 4:20; 7:24 [14] ILit eat the salt The King Replies and Work Stops17 ¶ [Then] the king° sent° an answer° to Rehum° the commander°°, to Shimshai° the scribe°, and to the rest° of their colleagues° who° live° in Samaria° and in the rest° of [the provinces] beyond° the River°: “Peace°. And now° 18 the document° which° you sent° to us has been Iatranslated° and read° before° me. 19 A decree° has been Iissued° by me, and a search° has been made° and it has been discovered° that that city° has risen° up against° the kings° in past° days°, that rebellion° and revolt° have been perpetrated° in it, 20 athat mighty° kings° have Iruled° over° Jerusalem°, governing° all° [the provinces] bbeyond° the River°, and that ctribute°, custom° and toll° were paid° to them. 21 So, now° issue° a decree° to make these° men° stop° [work], that this° city° may not be rebuilt° until° a decree° is issued° by me. 22 Beware° of being negligent° in carrying° out this° [matter]; why° should damage° increase° to the detriment° of the kings°?” [18] ILit plainly read before aNe 8:8
[19] ILit put forth [20] ILit been a1K 4:21; 1Ch 18:3 bGn 15:18; Jsh 1:4 cEzr 4:13; 7:24 23 ¶ Then° as soon°° as the copy° of King° Artaxerxes’° document° was read° before° Rehum° and Shimshai° the scribe° and their colleagues°, they went° in haste° to Jerusalem° to the Jews° and stopped° them by force° of arms°. 24 ¶ 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°. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
The adversaries, being not accepted in the building of the Temple with the Jews, endeavour to hinder it.1 ¶ Now when the adversariesº of Judahº and Benjaminº heardºª that² the childrenº of the captivityº buildedºª the templeº unto the LORDº Godº of Israel;º 2 Then they cameºª to² Zerubbabel,º and to² the chiefº of the fathers,º and saidºª unto them, Let us buildºª with² you: for² we seekºª your God,º as ye [do]; and we² do sacrificeºª unto him since the daysº² of Esarhaddonº kingº of Assur,º which brought us up²² hither.¹ª² 3 But Zerubbabel,º and Jeshua,º and the restº of the chiefº of the fathersº of Israel,º saidºª unto them, Ye have nothing² to do with us to buildºª an houseº unto our God;º but² we ourselves² togetherº will buildºª unto the LORDº Godº of Israel,º as² kingº Cyrusº the kingº of Persiaº hath commandedºª us. 4 Then the peopleº of the landº weakenedºª the handsº of the peopleº of Judah,º and troubledºª¹ª them in building,ºª 5 And hiredºª counsellorsºª against² them, to frustrateºª their purpose,º all² the daysº of Cyrusº kingº of Persia,º even until² the reignº of Dariusº kingº of Persia.º 6 And in the reignº of Ahasuerus,º in the beginningº of his reign,º wroteºª they [unto him] an accusationº against² the inhabitantsºª of Judahº and Jerusalem.º [1] 1K 5:4; 1Ch 22:9; Ezr 1:11; 6:16, 19; 7:9; 10:7, 16; Ne 4:1; Dn 5:13; 9:25; 1Co 16:9.
[2] Gn 10:11; 2K 17:24, 27, 41; 19:37; Ezr 1:5; 2:2; 3:2, 12; 4:10; Ps 73:8; Pv 26:23; Is 37:37; Ho 14:3; 2Co 11:13; Ga 2:4; 2Ti 3:8; 2P 2:1. [3] 2Ch 36:22; Ezr 1:1; 6:3; Ne 2:20; Is 44:28; 45:1, 4; Mt 10:16; Jn 4:22; Ac 8:21; Ro 9:4; 3Jn 1:9. [4] Ezr 3:3; Ne 4:7, 11; 6:9; Is 35:3; Jr 38:4. [5] Ezr 4:24; 5:5; 6:1; Ps 2:1; Na 1:11; Ac 24:1. [6] Mt 27:37; Ac 24:5, 13; 25:7; Rv 12:10. Their letter to Artaxerxes.7 ¶ And in the daysº of Artaxerxesº wroteºª Bishlam,º Mithredath,º Tabeel,º and the restº of their companions,º unto² Artaxerxesº kingº of Persia;º and the writingº of the letterº [was] writtenºª in the Syrian tongue,º and interpretedºª in the Syrian tongue.º 8 Rehumº the chancellorºº and Shimshaiº the scribeº wroteºª aº letterº againstº Jerusalemº to Artaxerxesº the kingº in this sort:º 9 Thenº [wrote] Rehumº the chancellor,ºº and Shimshaiº the scribe,º and the restº of their companions;º the Dinaites,º the Apharsathchites,º the Tarpelites,º the Apharsites,º the Archevites,º the Babylonians,º the Susanchites,º the Dehavites,º [and] the Elamites,º 10 And the restº of the nationsº whomº the greatº and nobleº Asnapparº brought over,ºª and setºª¹ in the citiesº of² Samaria,º and the restº [that are] on this sideº the river,º and at such a time.º [7] 2K 18:26; Ezr 4:8, 9, 17; 5:6; 7:27; Is 36:11; Dn 2:4.
[8] 2S 8:17; 20:25; 2K 18:18; Ezr 4:9. [9] Gn 10:22; 2K 17:24, 30; Ezr 5:6; 6:6; Es 1:2; 2:3; Is 21:2; Jr 25:25; 49:34; Ezk 32:24; Dn 8:2; Ac 2:9. [10] 2K 17:24; Ezr 4:1, 11, 17; 7:12; Ro 13:7. 11 ¶ Thisº [is] the copyº of the letterº thatº they sentºª unto² him,¹ [even] unto² Artaxerxesº the king;º Thy servantsº the menº on this sideº the river,º and at such a time.º 12 Be² it¹ª knownºª unto the king,º that the Jewsº whichº came upºª fromº² thee¹ to² us¹ are comeºª unto Jerusalem,º buildingºª the rebelliousº and the badº city,º and have set upºªªª the wallsº [thereof], and joinedºª the foundations.º 13 Be² it knownºª¹ª nowº unto the king,º that,² ifº thisº cityº be builded,ºª and the wallsº set upºª [again, then] will they notº payºª toll,º tribute,º and custom,º and [so] thou shalt endamageºª the revenueº of the kings.º 14 Nowº becauseºº² we have¹ maintenanceººª from [the king's] palace,º and it was notº meetºª for us to seeºª the king'sº dishonour,º thereforeºº have we sentºª and certifiedºª the king;º 15 That² search¹ª may be made² in the bookº of the recordsº of² thy fathers:º so shalt thou findºª in the bookº of the records,º and knowºª that² thisº cityº [is] a rebelliousº city,º and hurtfulºª unto kingsº and provinces,º and that they have movedºª seditionº within the sameº ofº oldº time:º forº which¹ cause² was thisº cityº destroyed.ºª 16 Weº certifyºª the kingº that,² ifº thisº cityº be buildedºª [again], and the wallsº thereof set up,ºª by thisº meansº thou shalt haveº noº portionº on this sideº the river.º [12] 2K 18:20; 24:1; 2Ch 36:13; Ezr 4:15, 19; Ne 1:3; Ps 48:1; Is 1:21; Jr 52:3; Ezk 17:12; Dn 9:25; Lk 13:34; 23:2; Ac 24:5; 1Th 5:22; 1P 2:13.
[13] Ezr 7:24; Ne 5:4; Ps 52:2; 119:69; Mt 9:9; 17:25; Ro 13:6. [14] Ezk 33:31; Jn 12:5; 19:12. [15] 2K 24:20; 25:1, 4; Ezr 4:12; Ne 2:19; 6:6; Es 3:5; Jr 52:3; Dn 6:4; Ac 17:6. [16] 2S 8:3; 1K 4:24; Ezr 4:20. The decree of Artaxerxes.17 ¶ [Then] sentºª the kingº an answerº untoº Rehumº the chancellor,ºº and [to] Shimshaiº the scribe,º and [to] the restº of their companionsº that² dwellºª in Samaria,º and [unto] the restº beyondº the river,º Peace,º and at such a time.º 18 The letterº which² ye sentºª unto² us¹ hath been plainlyºª readºª beforeº me. 19 And I¹ commanded,ººª and search¹ª hath been made,² and it is foundºª that² thisº cityº ofº oldº timeº hath made insurrectionºª againstº kings,º and [that] rebellionº and seditionº have been madeºª therein. 20 There have beenºª mightyº kingsº also overº Jerusalem,º which have ruledº over allº [countries] beyondº the river;º and toll,º tribute,º and custom,º was paidºª unto them. 21 Giveºª ye nowº commandmentº to cause¹ª theseº menº to cease,ºª and that thisº cityº be notº builded,ºª untilº [another] commandmentº shall be givenºª from² me.¹ 22 Take heedººªª now that ye fail¹ not² to doº¹ª this:º² whyº should damageº growºª to the hurtºª of the kings?º [17] Ezr 4:7, 9, 10; 5:7; 7:12; Lk 10:5; Ac 23:26; Ro 1:7.
[19] Dt 13:14; 2K 18:7; 24:20; Ezr 4:15; 5:17; 6:1; Pv 25:2; Ezk 17:13. [20] Gn 15:18; Jsh 1:3; 1K 4:21, 24; 1Ch 18:3, 6, 13; 19:19; 2Ch 9:14, 23; 17:11; 26:7; Ezr 4:16; Ps 72:8. [21] Ezr 4:19. [22] Ezr 4:13; Es 3:8; 7:3. The building is hindered.23 ¶ Nowº whenºº the copyº of kingº Artaxerxes'º letterº [was] readºª beforeº Rehum,º and Shimshaiº the scribe,º and their companions,º they went upºª in hasteº to Jerusalemº untoº the Jews,º and made themº to ceaseºª by forceº and power.º 24 Thenº ceasedºª the workº of the houseº of Godº which² [is] at Jerusalem.º So² it ceasedº¹ªª untoº the secondº yearº of the reignº of Dariusº kingº of Persia.º [23] Ezr 4:8, 17; Pv 4:16; Mi 2:1; Ro 3:15.
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