NASB — Ezra 7 — KJV

Ezra Journeys from Babylon to Jerusalem

1 aNow after° these° things°, in the reign° of bArtaxerxes° king° of Persia°, [there went up] Ezra° son° of Seraiah°, son° of Azariah°, son° of Hilkiah°, 2 son° of Shallum°, son° of Zadok°, son° of Ahitub°, 3 son° of Amariah°, son° of Azariah°, son° of Meraioth°, 4 son° of Zerahiah°, son° of Uzzi°, son° of Bukki°, 5 son° of Abishua°, son° of Phinehas°, son° of Eleazar°, son° of Aaron° the chief° priest°. 6 This° Ezra° went° up from Babylon°, and he was a ascribe° skilled° in the law° of Moses°, which° the LORD° God° of Israel° had given°; and the king° granted° him all° Ihe requested° bbecause the hand° of the LORD° his God° [was] upon him. 7 aSome° of the sons° of Israel° and some° of the priests°, the Levites°, the singers°, the gatekeepers° and the temple° servants° went° up to Jerusalem° in the seventh° year° of King° Artaxerxes°.

[1] a1Ch 6:4-14 bEzr 7:12, 21; Ne 2:1
[6] ILit his request aEzr 7:11, 12, 21 bEzr 7:9, 28; 8:22
[7] aEzr 8:1-20

8 ¶ He came° to Jerusalem° in the fifth° month°, which° was in the seventh° year° of the king°. 9 For on the first° of the first° month° Ihe began° to go° up from Babylon°; and on the first° of the fifth° month° he came° to Jerusalem°, abecause the good° hand° of his God° [was] upon him. 10 For Ezra° had set° his heart° to Istudy° the law° of the LORD° and to practice° [it], and ato teach° [His] statutes° and ordinances° in Israel°.

[9] ILit was the foundation aEzr 7:6; Ne 2:8
[10] ILit seek aDt 33:10; Ezr 7:25; Ne 8:1

King’s Decree on Behalf of Ezra

11 ¶ Now this° is the copy° of the decree° which° King° Artaxerxes° gave° to Ezra° the priest°, the scribe°, Ilearned° in the words° of the commandments° of the LORD° and His statutes° to Israel°: 12IArtaxerxes°, aking° of kings°, to Ezra° the priest°, the scribe° of the law° of the God° of heaven°, perfect° [peace]. And now° 13 aI have issued° a decree° that any° of the people° of Israel° and their priests° and the Levites° in my kingdom° who° are willing° to go° to Jerusalem°, may go° with you. 14 Forasmuch°°° as you are sent° Iby the king° and his aseven° counselors° to inquire° concerning° Judah° and Jerusalem° according to the law° of your God° which° is in your hand°, 15 and to bring° the silver° and gold°, which° the king° and his counselors° have freely° offered° to the God° of Israel°, awhose° dwelling° is in Jerusalem°, 16 with aall° the silver° and gold° which° you find° in the whole° province° of Babylon°, along° bwith the freewill° offering° of the people° and of the priests°, who coffered° willingly° for the house° of their God° which° is in Jerusalem°; 17 with this° money°, therefore°°°, you shall diligently° buy° bulls°, rams° and lambs°, awith their grain offerings° and their drink° offerings° and boffer° them on the altar° of the house° of your God° which° is in Jerusalem°. 18 Whatever° seems° good° to you and to your brothers° to do with the rest° of the silver° and gold°, you may do° according to the will° of your God°. 19 Also the utensils° which° are given° to you for the service° of the house° of your God°, deliver° in full° before° the God° of Jerusalem°. 20 The rest° of the needs° for the house° of your God°, for which° you may have° occasion° to provide°, aprovide° [for it] from the royal° treasury°.

[11] ILit the scribe of
[12] ICh 7:12-26 is in Aram aEzk 26:7; Dn 2:37
[13] aEzr 6:1
[14] ILit from before aEzr 7:15, 28; 8:25
[15] a2Ch 6:2; Ezr 6:12; Ps 135:21
[16] aEzr 8:25 bEzr 1:4, 6 c1Ch 29:6
[17] aNu 15:4-13 bDt 12:5-11
[20] aEzr 6:4

21 ¶ “I, even I, King° Artaxerxes°, issue° a decree° to all° the treasurers° who° are [in the provinces] beyond° the IRiver°, that whatever°° Ezra° the priest°, athe scribe° of the law° of the God° of heaven°, may require° of you, it shall be done° diligently°, 22 [even] up to 100° talents° of silver°, 100° Ikors° of wheat°, 100° baths° of wine°, 100° baths° of oil°, and salt° IIas needed°. 23 Whatever°° is Icommanded°° by the God° of heaven°, let it be done° with zeal° for the house° of the God° of heaven°, aso° that there will not be wrath° against° the kingdom° of the king° and his sons°. 24 We also inform° you that ait is not allowed° to Iimpose° tax°, tribute° or toll° b[on] any° of the priests°, Levites°, singers°, doorkeepers°, Nethinim° or servants° of this° house° of God°.

[21] II.e. Euphrates River, and so throughout the ch aEzr 7:6
[22] II.e. One kor equals approx ten bu IILit without prescription
[23] ILit from the decree of aEzr 6:10
[24] ILit throw on them aEzr 4:13, 20 bEzr 7:7

25 ¶ “You, Ezra°, according to the wisdom° of your God° which° is in your hand°, aappoint° magistrates° and judges° that they may judge°° all° the people° who° are in [the province] beyond° the River°, [even] all° those who know° the laws° of your God°; and you may bteach° anyone who° is ignorant°° [of them]. 26 aWhoever° will not observe° the law° of your God° and the law° of the king°, let judgment° be executed° upon him strictly°, whether° for death° or° for Ibanishment° or° for confiscation° of goods° or for imprisonment°.”

[25] aEx 18:21; Dt 16:18 bEzr 7:10; Mal 2:7; Col 1:28
[26] ILit rooting out aEzr 6:11, 12

The King’s Kindness

27 ¶ Blessed° be the LORD°, the God° of our fathers°, awho° has put° [such a thing] as this° in the king’s° heart°, to adorn° the house° of the LORD° which° is in Jerusalem°, 28 and ahas extended° lovingkindness° to me before° the king° and his counselors° and before all° the king’s° mighty° princes°. Thus I was strengthened° according to bthe hand° of the LORD° my God° upon me, and I gathered° Ileading° men° from Israel° to go° up with me.

[27] aEzr 6:22
[28] ILit heads aEzr 9:9 bEzr 5:5


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Ezra goeth up to Jerusalem.

1 ¶ Now afterº these² things,º in the reignº of Artaxerxesº kingº of Persia,º Ezraº the sonº of Seraiah,º the sonº of Azariah,º the sonº of Hilkiah,º 2 The sonº of Shallum,º the sonº of Zadok,º the sonº of Ahitub,º 3 The sonº of Amariah,º the sonº of Azariah,º the sonº of Meraioth,º 4 The sonº of Zerahiah,º the sonº of Uzzi,º the sonº of Bukki,º 5 The sonº of Abishua,º the sonº of Phinehas,º the sonº of Eleazar,º the sonº of Aaronº the chiefº priest:º 6 This² Ezraº went upºª from Babylon;º² and he² [was] a readyº scribeºª in the lawº of Moses,º which² the LORDº Godº of Israelº had given:ºª and the kingº grantedºª him all² his request,º according to the handº of the LORDº his Godº upon² him. 7 And there went upºª [some] of the childrenº² of Israel,º and of² the priests,º and the Levites,º and the singers,ºª and the porters,º and the Nethinims,º unto² Jerusalem,º in the seventhº yearº of Artaxerxesº the king.º 8 And he cameºª to Jerusalemº in the fifthº month,º which² [was] in the seventhº yearº of the king.º 9 For² upon the firstº [day] of the firstº monthº beganº he² to go upº from Babylon,º² and on the firstº [day] of the fifthº monthº cameºª he to² Jerusalem,º according to the goodº handº of his Godº upon² him. 10 For² Ezraº had preparedºª his heartº to seekºª² the lawº of the LORD,º and to doºª [it], and to teachºª in Israelº statutesº and judgments.º

[1] 2K 22:4, 8; 25:18; 1Ch 6:4; 9:11; 2Ch 34:9, 15; Ezr 6:14; 7:10, 12, 21; 8:1; Ne 2:1; 8:2; 11:11; Jr 52:24.
[2] 2S 8:17; 1K 2:35.
[5] Ex 6:25; Lv 10:6, 12, 16; Nu 3:32; 20:25; 25:7; 27:2; 31:6, 31, 54; Jsh 14:1; 22:13, 31; 24:33; Jg 20:28; 1Ch 6:4, 50; 24:1; 2Ch 19:11; 26:20; Ps 106:30; He 5:4.
[6] Gn 32:28; Dt 4:5; 28:1; Ezr 6:22; 7:9, 11, 21, 28; 8:18, 22, 31; Ne 1:10; 2:8, 12, 18; 4:15; 8:4, 9, 13; 12:26, 36; Ps 45:1; Pv 3:6; Is 50:2; 59:1; Jr 8:8; Mt 13:52; 28:20; 1Co 1:20; 15:1; 1Th 4:1.
[7] 1Ch 6:31; 9:17; 25:1; Ezr 2:40, 42, 43; 6:14; 7:11, 24; 8:1, 15, 20; Ne 2:1; 7:45, 46; 10:28.
[9] Ezr 7:6; Ne 2:8, 18.
[10] Dt 16:12; 33:10; 1S 7:3; 1Ch 29:18; 2Ch 12:14; 17:8; 19:3; 30:22; Ezr 7:6, 25; Ne 8:1; Jb 11:13; Ps 1:2; 10:17; 19:7; 57:7; 119:45, 96; Mal 2:7; Mt 5:19; 7:24; Jn 13:17; Ac 1:1; 1Ti 3:2; 2Ti 4:2; Tit 2:1, 15; Rv 22:14.

The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra.

11 ¶ Now this² [is] the copyº of the letterº that² the kingº Artaxerxesº gaveºª unto Ezraº the priest,º the scribe,ºª [even] a scribeºª of the wordsº of the commandmentsº of the LORD,º and of his statutesº to² Israel.º 12 Artaxerxes,º kingº of kings,º unto Ezraº the priest,º a scribeº of the lawº of² the Godº of heaven,º perfectºª [peace], and at such a time.º 13 I¹ makeºª a decree,º that² allº they ofº the peopleº of Israel,º and [of] his priestsº and Levites,º in my realm,º which are minded of their own freewillºª to go upºª to Jerusalem,º goºª with² thee.¹ 14 Forasmuchºº² as¹ thou art sentºª ofºº the king,º and of his sevenº counsellors,ºª to enquireºª concerningº Judahº and Jerusalem,º according to the lawº of thy Godº which² [is] in thine hand;º 15 And to carryºª the silverº and gold,º which² the kingº and his counsellorsºª have freely offeredºª unto the Godº of Israel,º whoseº habitationº [is] in Jerusalem,º 16 And allº the silverº and goldº that² thou canst findºª in allº the provinceº of Babylon,º withº the freewill offeringºª of the people,¹² and of the priests,º offering willinglyºª for the houseº of their Godº which² [is] in Jerusalem:º 17 Thatºº² thou mayest buyºª speedilyº with thisº moneyº bullocks,º rams,º lambs,º with their meat offeringsº and their drink offerings,º and offerºª themº uponº the altarº of² the houseº of your Godº which² [is] in Jerusalem.º 18 And whatsoeverºº shall seem goodºª to² thee, and toº thy brethren,º to doºª with the restº of the silverº and the gold,º that doºª after the willº of your God.º 19 The vesselsº also that² are givenºª thee for the serviceº of the houseº of thy God,º [those] deliverºª thou beforeº the Godº of Jerusalem.º 20 And whatsoever moreº shall be needfulº for the houseº of thy God,º which² thou shalt have occasionºª to bestow,ºª bestowºª [it] out ofº the king'sº treasureº house.º 21 And I,¹ [even] Iº Artaxerxesº the king,º do makeºª a decreeº to allº the treasurersº which² [are] beyondº the river,º that² whatsoever²² Ezraº the priest,º the scribeº of the lawº of² the Godº of heaven,º shall requireºª of you, it be doneºª speedily,º 22 Untoº an hundredº talentsº of silver,º and to² an hundredº measuresº of wheat,º and to² an hundredº bathsº of wine,º and to² an hundredº bathsº of oil,º and saltº withoutº² prescribingº [how much]. 23 Whatsoeverº² is commanded² byº¹ the Godº of heaven,º let it be diligentlyº doneºª for the houseº of the Godº of heaven:º forº whyº should there beºª wrathº againstº the realmº of the kingº and his sons?º 24 Also we certifyºª you, that² touching anyº of the priestsº and Levites,º singers,º porters,º Nethinims,º or ministersºª of thisº houseº of God,º it shall notº be lawfulº to imposeºª toll,º tribute,º or custom,º uponº them. 25 And thou,º Ezra,º after the wisdomº of thy God,º that² [is] in thine hand,º setºª magistratesºª and judges,º which² may² judge¹ª¹ª² allº the peopleº that² [are] beyondº the river,º allº such as knowºª the lawsº of thy God;º and teachºª ye them that² knowºª [them] not.º 26 And whosoeverº² will² notº doº¹ªª the lawº of² thy God,º and the lawº of² the king,º let² judgmentº be¹ª executedºª speedilyº upon² him,¹ whetherº [it be] unto death,º orº to banishment,º orº to confiscationº of goods,º or to imprisonment.º

[11] Ezr 4:11; 5:6; 7:6; Mt 23:2, 13; Mk 7:1.
[12] 1K 4:24; 20:1; Ezr 4:10, 17; Is 10:8; Ezk 26:7; Dn 2:37, 47; 1Ti 6:15; Rv 17:14; 19:16.
[13] 2Ch 30:5; Ezr 1:3; 5:13; 6:1; Es 3:15; 9:14; Ps 110:3; 148:6; Php 2:13; Rv 22:17.
[14] Dt 17:18; Ezr 1:3; 5:8; 6:12; 7:25; Es 1:14; Is 8:20; Dn 2:47; 6:20, 26.
[15] 2Ch 2:6; 6:2, 6; Ezr 6:4, 8, 12; Ps 9:11; 26:8; 68:29; 72:10; 76:2, 11; 135:21; Is 60:6; Rv 21:24.
[16] 1Ch 29:6, 9, 17; Ezr 1:4, 6; 8:25; 2Co 8:12; 9:7.
[17] Nu 15:4; Dt 12:5; 14:24; Ezr 6:9; Mt 21:12; Jn 2:14.
[18] 2K 12:15; 22:7; Ezr 7:26; Ep 5:17.
[19] 2Ch 32:19; Ezr 8:27, 33; Jr 3:17.
[20] Ezr 6:4, 8.
[21] Ezr 4:16, 20; 6:6; 7:6, 10, 12.
[22] Lv 2:13; Ezk 45:14; Lk 16:6, 7.
[23] Ezr 6:10; 7:13, 18; Ps 119:4; Zc 12:3.
[24] Ezr 2:36; 7:7.
[25] Ex 18:21; Dt 16:18; 1K 3:28; 1Ch 22:12; 23:4; 2Ch 17:7; 19:8; Ezr 6:6; 7:10, 14; Ne 8:1, 7; 9:3; 13:1; Ps 19:7; 119:98; Pv 2:6; 6:23; Mal 2:7; Mt 13:52; 23:2; Mk 6:34; Ro 10:14; Jm 1:5; 3:17.
[26] Ex 21:1; Lv 20:1; Dt 13:1; 2Ch 30:12; Ezr 6:11; Ps 52:5; Dn 3:28; 6:26.

Ezra blesseth God for his favour.

27 ¶ Blessedºª [be] the LORDº Godº of our fathers,º which² hath putºª [such a thing] as this² in the king'sº heart,º to beautifyºª² the houseº of the LORDº which² [is] in Jerusalem:º 28 And hath extendedºª mercyº unto² me beforeº the king,º and his counsellors,ºª and before all² the king'sº mightyº princes.º And I² was strengthenedºª as the handº of the LORDº my Godº [was] upon² me, and I gathered togetherºª out of Israelº² chief menº to go upºª with² me.

[27] 1Ch 29:10; Ezr 6:22; Ne 2:8, 12; 7:5; Pv 21:1; Is 60:13; 2Co 8:16; Php 4:10; He 8:10; 10:16; Jm 1:17; Rv 17:17.
[28] Gn 32:28; 43:14; Ezr 5:5; 7:6, 9, 14; 8:18; 9:9; Ne 1:11; 2:8; Jna 3:7; 2Ti 4:17.


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